Integrated-circuit industry revenue equalled about NT$227k, or US$7.1k, per Taiwan resident.
Per-resident semiconductor output turns a huge industry total into a human-scale intensity metric. Taiwan’s NT$5.315tn integrated-circuit (IC) industry is not just large in absolute terms; it is enormous relative to the island’s population. The Korea comparison is useful but not perfect because it uses exports, not total industry output. That caveat is worth keeping visible rather than hiding it.
Source 1: 2025 Edition: Overview on Taiwan Semiconductor Industry
Publisher: Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association / ITRI
Dataset/table: 2024 Taiwan IC industry revenue
Units: NT$ billion
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: TSIA/ITRI reports Taiwan IC industry revenue of NT$5,315.1bn in 2024.
Note: TSIA/ITRI reports Taiwan IC industry revenue of NT$5,315.1bn in 2024.
Source 2: Taiwan semiconductor output exceeds NT$5 trillion in 2024
Publisher: OCAC / ITRI-cited report
Dataset/table: Taiwan IC segment output values
Units: NT$ billion
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: The report cites ITRI/IEK segment values for IC manufacturing, design, packaging and testing.
Note: The report cites ITRI/IEK segment values for IC manufacturing, design, packaging and testing.
Source 3: 2024 New Taiwan Dollar Exchange Rates
Publisher: Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Dataset/table: NTD/USD daily exchange rates
Units: NT$ per US$
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: CBC provides official 2024 NTD/USD interbank spot closing-rate data.
Note: CBC provides official 2024 NTD/USD interbank spot closing-rate data.
Source 4: South Korea's Semiconductor Industry and Investment Status
Publisher: Invest Korea
Dataset/table: South Korea 2024 semiconductor exports
Units: US$ billion
Date checked: 2026-05-14
Evidence: Invest Korea reports South Korea semiconductor exports of US$141.9bn in 2024.
Note: Invest Korea reports South Korea semiconductor exports of US$141.9bn in 2024.
Do not label Korea’s value as output. It is export intensity. Japan is not included because a clean same-source 2024 semiconductor-output value was not found.
Taiwan uses Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association and Industrial Technology Research Institute 2024 integrated-circuit industry revenue divided by Taiwan’s 2024 population. Korea uses 2024 semiconductor exports divided by population as a benchmark because a fully comparable same-source industry-output series was not found in this pass.
Taiwan uses industry revenue while Korea uses semiconductor exports. The comparison is directionally useful but not same-metric.
MediaTek Revenue vs Taiwan Integrated-Circuit Design Sector
MediaTek’s 2024 revenue was about 42% of Taiwan’s integrated-circuit design industry.
Taiwan Integrated-Circuit Design Revenue Concentration, 2024
MediaTek was about 42% of Taiwan integrated-circuit design revenue; top three were about 59%.
Taiwan Semiconductor Value Chain: Foundry, Design and Backend
Foundry dominated 2024 output; packaging and testing together were 11.7%.