A current-dollar electricity-productivity proxy versus Japan and Korea.
This statistic translates Taiwan’s electricity-intensive economy into a compact output-per-power proxy. Taiwan’s US$2.86 per kWh sits below Korea and Japan on the supplied current-dollar basis. Because Taiwan uses a mixed-source electricity denominator, the figure is useful for context but should not be read as a strict energy-efficiency ranking.
Source 1: Japan | Data
Publisher: World Bank
Dataset/table: GDP per capita, current US$
Units: current US$
Date checked: 2026-05-12
Evidence: World Bank reports Japan’s 2024 GDP per capita at US$32,487.1.
Note: World Bank reports Japan’s 2024 GDP per capita at US$32,487.1.
Source 2: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) - Japan
Publisher: World Bank / IEA
Dataset/table: Electric power consumption
Units: kWh per capita
Date checked: 2026-05-12
Evidence: World Bank/IEA exposes Japan’s 2024 electricity consumption at 7,530 kWh per capita.
Note: World Bank/IEA exposes Japan’s 2024 electricity consumption at 7,530 kWh per capita.
Source 3: Korea, Rep. | Data
Publisher: World Bank
Dataset/table: GDP per capita, current US$
Units: current US$
Date checked: 2026-05-12
Evidence: World Bank reports Korea’s 2024 GDP per capita at US$36,238.6.
Note: World Bank reports Korea’s 2024 GDP per capita at US$36,238.6.
Source 4: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) - Korea, Rep.
Publisher: World Bank / IEA
Dataset/table: Electric power consumption
Units: kWh per capita
Date checked: 2026-05-12
Evidence: World Bank/IEA exposes Korea’s 2024 electricity consumption at 11,350 kWh per capita.
Note: World Bank/IEA exposes Korea’s 2024 electricity consumption at 11,350 kWh per capita.
Source 5: CBC Annual Report 2024 - Developments in the Real Economy
Publisher: Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Dataset/table: Current account and ratio to GDP
Units: US$ million; percent
Date checked: 2026-05-12
Evidence: CBC reports Taiwan’s 2024 current-account surplus of US$113,834m and ratio to GDP of 14.3%, enabling an implied GDP base.
Note: CBC reports Taiwan’s 2024 current-account surplus of US$113,834m and ratio to GDP of 14.3%, enabling an implied GDP base.
Source 6: Taiwan - Electricity consumption
Publisher: CountryEconomy
Dataset/table: Electricity consumption per capita
Units: kWh per capita
Date checked: 2026-05-12
Evidence: CountryEconomy lists Taiwan’s 2024 electricity consumption per capita at 11,881.5 kWh.
Note: CountryEconomy lists Taiwan’s 2024 electricity consumption per capita at 11,881.5 kWh.
This is a current-dollar proxy, not a constant-price real-GDP series. Taiwan uses a mixed-source denominator, so this entry remains source-labelled rather than verified.
GDP per kWh is calculated as GDP per capita divided by electricity consumption per capita. Japan and Korea use World Bank GDP-per-capita and electricity-use values; Taiwan uses CBC-implied GDP per capita and CountryEconomy electricity consumption per capita.
Japan and Korea use World Bank values; Taiwan uses CBC/DGBAS macro context plus CountryEconomy electricity-consumption data. The comparison is useful but not same-source.
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