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GDP, trade, productivity, income, industrial structure and national-accounts graphics that explain Taiwan’s macro engine.
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Taiwan’s 5 largest methanol suppliersSaudi Arabia supplied US$165.6M, or 42.2%, of Taiwan’s 2024 methanol imports.
Taiwan’s 5 largest paraxylene suppliersKorea and Japan supplied about 92% of Taiwan’s 2024 paraxylene import value.
Taiwan petroleum-product exports by typeDiesel/gasoil was 54% and gasoline/blending 30% of 2025 petroleum-product exports.
Total net tax revenue rose 8.8%; securities transaction tax jumped 46.0%.
December export orders were US$52.9bn, above customs exports of US$43.6bn.
Singapore had the highest growth volatility since 2000; Taiwan sat above Korea and Japan.
December readings show import prices, producer prices and CPI moving at different speeds.
Per-capita disposable income rose 4.0%, ahead of CPI inflation and rent inflation in 2023.
Labour compensation fell from 48.2% of GDP in 1998 to 43.1% in 2024.
Manufacturing output per job stood above services, with electronics taking 41.8% of manufacturing value.
Goods and primary income drove the US$113.8bn current-account surplus.
Taiwan’s net international investment position reached US$1.56tn at end-2024.
Taiwan’s 2024 current-account surplus was about US$4.9k per resident.