British Caribbean territories led approved outward investment by value
This statistic shows how concentrated Taiwan’s approved outward investment destinations were in 2025. British Caribbean territories alone accounted for more than half of the non-Mainland outward total. The top five destinations reached 85.0% of approved outward investment, making the destination mix much more concentrated than a simple country list would imply.
Source 1: Department of Investment Review, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Publisher: Department of Investment Review, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Units: US$ thousand and percent
Source 2: Department of Investment Review, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Publisher: Department of Investment Review, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Units: US dollars and project counts
DIR/MOEA states its investment statistics are equity investment approvals, not realized balance-of-payments flows. Mainland China outward investment is reported separately and excluded here.
Use DIR/MOEA Table 4 for January-December 2025 approved outward investment excluding Mainland China. Source units are US$ thousands; bars convert amounts to US$ billions.
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