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Taiwan Ran a US$24.8B Goods Deficit with Japan in 2025

Taiwan exported US$30.0B to Japan and imported US$54.8B from Japan

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Taiwan Ran a US$24.8B Goods Deficit with Japan in 2025: Taiwan exported US$30.0B to Japan and imported US$54.8B from Japan

What the Data Shows

This statistic shows Japan as a structurally different trade partner for Taiwan. Taiwan sold US$30.0B of goods to Japan but bought US$54.8B, creating a bilateral goods deficit of US$24.8B. The import side was 1.8 times the export side, even as exports to Japan grew at their fastest pace in nearly four years.

Data table

Japan goods trade — Exports $30.0B 2025 deficit
Japan goods trade — Imports $54.8B 2025 deficit
Japan goods trade — change -$24.8B

Data notes & caveats

Exports are reported FOB and imports CIF under Taiwan customs trade-statistics practice. Values are rounded to one decimal billion in the MOF annual report.

Methodology

Use MOF 2025 annual export values by destination and import values by origin. Trade balance equals exports to Japan minus imports from Japan, in US$ billions.