Taiwan - Economy
How is the economy of Taiwan? Based on the information we have, Taiwan has a high-income East Asian economy; most technologically advanced computer microchip manufacturing; increasing Chinese interference threatens market capabilities; minimum wages rising; longstanding regional socioeconomic inequality. Key agricultural products in this country include: rice, vegetables, pork, chicken, cabbages, sugarcane, milk, eggs, tropical fruits, pineapples (2022).
More about the economy of Taiwan
| Labor force | 11.498 million (2020 est.) |
|---|---|
| Industrial production growth rate | 3.9% (2017 est.) |
| Industries | electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals |
| Population below poverty line | |
| Taxes and other revenues | 16% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
| Fiscal year | |
| Exchange rates | |
| Currency | New Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar - |
| Exchange rates 2020 | 28.211 (2020 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2019 | 30.472 (2019 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2018 | 30.8395 (2018 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2014 | 31.911 (2014 est.) |
| Debt - external | |
| Debt - external 2019 | $189.684 billion (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external 2018 | $196.276 billion (2018 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2017 | $456.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2016 | $439 billion (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Current account balance | |
| Current account balance 2019 | $65.173 billion (2019 est.) |
| Current account balance 2018 | $70.843 billion (2018 est.) |
| Public debt | |
| Public debt 2017 | 35.7% of GDP (2017 est.) |
| Budget | |
| Revenues | $94.943 billion (2019 est.) |
| Expenditures | $105.833 billion (2019 est.) |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
| Average household expenditures | |
| On food | 13.3% of household expenditures (2021 est.) |
| On alcohol and tobacco | 2.5% of household expenditures (2021 est.) |
| Imports | |
| Imports 2019 | $308.744 billion (2019 est.) |
| Imports 2018 | $305.428 billion (2018 est.) |
| Imports 2017 | $303.067 billion (2017 est.) |
| Imports (partners) | China 19%, Japan 12%, US 10%, South Korea 7%, Australia 6% (2022) |
| Comodities Imports force | integrated circuits, crude petroleum, machinery, natural gas, coal (2022) |
| Exports | |
| Imports 2019 | $308.744 billion (2019 est.) |
| Imports 2018 | $305.428 billion (2018 est.) |
| Imports 2017 | $303.067 billion (2017 est.) |
| Exports (partners) | China 22%, US 15%, Hong Kong 12%, Singapore 7%, Japan 6% (2022) |
| Comodities Exports force | integrated circuits, machine parts, computers, refined petroleum, plastics (2022) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019 | $1.143 trillion (2019 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2018 | $1.113 trillion (2018 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017 | $1.083 trillion (2017 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate) | $611.391 billion (2019 est.) |
| Real GDP Per capita | |
| Real GDP per capita 2019 | $47,800 (2019 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2018 | $46,600 (2018 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2017 | $45,400 (2017 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
| Agriculture | 1.8% (2017 est.) |
| Industry | 36% (2017 est.) |
| Services | 62.1% (2017 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by end use | |
| Household consumption | 53% (2017 est.) |
| Government consumption | 14.1% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in fixed capital | 20.5% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in inventories | -0.2% (2017 est.) |
| Exports of goods and services | 65.2% (2017 est.) |
| Imports of goods and services | -52.6% (2017 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | |
| Unemployment rate 2019 | 3.73% (2019 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2018 | 3.69% (2018 est.) |
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