Taiwan Posts Smallest Trade Surplus in a Year

2026-07-09 08:19 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

Taiwan's trade surplus slightly widened to USD 12.2 billion in June 2026 from USD 12.1 billion a year earlier, though it missed market expectations of USD 19.3 billion.

It marked the smallest trade surplus since June 2025, as imports surged 51.8% year-on-year to a record high of USD 62.6 billion, driven primarily by robust purchases of parts of electronic products (70.9%) and information, communication and audio-video products (140.4%).

Import growth was strongest from Mainland China and Hong Kong (36.3%) and South Korea (81.4%).

Meanwhile, exports climbed 40.3% from a year earlier to USD 74.8 billion, supported by strong shipments of information, communication and audio-video products (72.3%) and parts of electronic products (32.8%).

Among major trading partners, export growth was strongest to the US (34.8%) and Mainland China and Hong Kong (22.2%).

For the first half of 2026, Taiwan's trade surplus reached USD 97.4 billion, with exports rising 47.1% and imports increasing 40.3%.



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Taiwan Posts Smallest Trade Surplus in a Year
Taiwan's trade surplus slightly widened to USD 12.2 billion in June 2026 from USD 12.1 billion a year earlier, though it missed market expectations of USD 19.3 billion. It marked the smallest trade surplus since June 2025, as imports surged 51.8% year-on-year to a record high of USD 62.6 billion, driven primarily by robust purchases of parts of electronic products (70.9%) and information, communication and audio-video products (140.4%). Import growth was strongest from Mainland China and Hong Kong (36.3%) and South Korea (81.4%). Meanwhile, exports climbed 40.3% from a year earlier to USD 74.8 billion, supported by strong shipments of information, communication and audio-video products (72.3%) and parts of electronic products (32.8%). Among major trading partners, export growth was strongest to the US (34.8%) and Mainland China and Hong Kong (22.2%). For the first half of 2026, Taiwan's trade surplus reached USD 97.4 billion, with exports rising 47.1% and imports increasing 40.3%.
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