Economy of Taiwan

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Economy of Taiwan
Taipei, the capital city and financial centre of Taiwan
CurrencyNew Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Calendar year
Trade organizations
WTO, APEC and ICC
Country group
Statistics
PopulationDecrease 23,196,178 (May 2022)[3]
GDP
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • Increase 2.5% (2022)[5]
  • Increase 1.5% (2023f)[5]
  • Increase 2.6% (2024f)[5]
GDP per capita
  • Increase $35,129 (nominal; 2024)[4]
  • Increase $77,894 (PPP; 2024)[4]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
3% (July 2022 est.)[7]
Population below poverty line
1.5% (2012 est.)[6]
33.6 medium (2014)[6]
Increase 0.926 very high (2021)[note 1]
Labor force
15 million (2022 est.)[6]
Labor force by occupation
UnemploymentPositive decrease 3.74% (2022)[7]
Average gross salary
NT$ 45,520
US$1,407 per month (2023-07)
NT$ 41,497
US$1,282 per month (2023-07)
Main industries
External
ExportsDecrease $433 billion (2023)[13]
Export goods
semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobile/auto parts, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat panel displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers
Main export partners
ImportsDecrease $352 billion (2023)[13]
Import goods
oil/petroleum, semiconductors, natural gas, coal, steel, computers, wireless communication equipment, automobiles, fine chemicals, textiles
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Decrease $200 billion (31 December 2021 est.)[6]
  • Decrease Abroad: $500 billion (31 December 2021 est.)[6]
Increase $200 billion (2022 est.)[7]
Negative increase $300 billion (31 December 2021 est.)[6]
Public finances
Positive decrease 29% of GDP (2022)[6][note 2]
−0.2% (of GDP) (2022 est.)[6]
Revenues91.62 billion (2017 est.)[6]
Expenses100 billion (2017 est.)[6]
Increase $568 billion (March 2024)[19]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.


The economy of Taiwan is a highly developed free-market economy. It is the 8th largest in Asia and 20th-largest in the world by purchasing power parity, allowing Taiwan to be included in the advanced economies group by the International Monetary Fund.[20] Taiwan is notable for its rapid economic development from an agriculture-based society to an industrialised, high-income country. This economic growth has been described as the Taiwan Miracle. It is gauged in the high-income economies group by the World Bank.[21] Taiwan is one of the most technologically advanced computer microchip and high-tech electronics industries makers in the world.[22][23][24]

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