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Taiwan notebook, PC and AI hardware export shift in 2025

MOF data show ICT exports nearly doubled as AI server and computer demand surged.

What the Data Shows

This statistic captures the export-side jump from older PC cycles to AI infrastructure hardware. ICT and audio-video products became Taiwan’s largest export category in 2025. The combined ICT and electronic-parts total shows how concentrated Taiwan’s export boom became around AI hardware and chips.

Data table

ICT exports — 2024 US$132.5bn Largest export category
ICT exports — 2025 US$251.2bn Largest export category
ICT exports — change +89.5%
ICT + chips — 2024 US$309.7bn 74% of exports
ICT + chips — 2025 US$474.0bn 74% of exports
ICT + chips — change +53.0%

Sources

Source 1: Annual External Trade Report in 2025

Publisher: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

Dataset/table: Exports of Leading Export Commodities, 2025

Units: US$ billion; percent

Date checked: 2026-05-07

Status: source-labelled

Note: MOF reports 2025 ICT exports of US$251.2bn, up US$118.7bn or 89.5%, and combined ICT plus electronic-parts exports of US$474.0bn.

Data notes & caveats

MOF category names include information, communication and audio-video products. Computer-units values are derived approximations from MOF’s increase and growth wording.

MOF reports 2025 ICT exports of US$251.2bn, up US$118.7bn or 89.5%, and combined ICT plus electronic-parts exports of US$474.0bn.

Methodology

Values use MOF 2025 annual export data in U.S. dollars. The 2024 values are calculated by subtracting MOF-reported year-on-year increases from 2025 export values. The computer-units estimate is derived from the MOF-reported US$98.9bn increase and roughly 1.2-times growth.