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Taiwan Saving vs Investment Gap, 2024

National saving reached 40.71% of GNI while domestic investment was 26.47% of GDP.

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Taiwan Saving vs Investment Gap, 2024: National saving reached 40.71% of GNI while domestic investment was 26.47% of GDP.

What the Data Shows

This statistic links Taiwan’s external surplus to the domestic saving-investment balance. National saving rose to 40.71%, while domestic investment climbed to 26.47%, leaving a 14.24 percentage-point gap. The current-account surplus ratio of 14.3% shows how closely the external surplus maps onto that macro structure.

Data table

Saving rate 40.71% 2024 macro ratios
Investment rate 26.47%
Gap +14.24 pp
Current acct. 14.3% of GDP
Saving, 2023 37.56% of GNI
Invest., 2023 24.51% of GDP

Sources

Source 1: CBC Annual Report 2024 - Developments in the Real Economy

Publisher: Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Dataset/table: National saving rate and domestic investment rate

Units: percent

Date checked: 2026-05-12

Evidence: CBC reports national saving rate of 40.71% and domestic investment rate of 26.47% for 2024.

Note: CBC reports national saving rate of 40.71% and domestic investment rate of 26.47% for 2024.

Source 2: CBC Annual Report 2024 - Balance of Payments

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, equal to 14.3% of nominal GDP.

Note: CBC reports Taiwan’s 2024 current-account surplus of US$113,834m, equal to 14.3% of nominal GDP.

Data notes & caveats

Saving is measured against GNI, while domestic investment and current account are expressed against GDP. The comparison is standard macro framing but should keep denominators visible.

Methodology

Uses CBC Annual Report 2024 values sourced to DGBAS: national saving rate as a ratio to GNI, domestic investment rate as a ratio to GDP, and current-account surplus as a ratio to nominal GDP.

Source consistency notes

All values are from the same CBC annual-report chapter, with DGBAS national-income tables cited as the source.