Exports from Taiwan rose 20.6% year-on-year to a ten-month low of USD 49.8 billion in February 2026, sharply slowing from a sixteen-year high of 69.9% in the previous month and missing market expectations of a 28.8% gain. This marked the weakest annual growth since March 2025, weighed down by fewer working days due to the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, despite robust demand in the AI and cloud sectors. Meanwhile, investors will also be closely monitoring US trade policy and the escalating Middle East conflict. Shipments increased for information, communication, and audio-video products (38.7%), electronic product parts (24.6%), and machinery (10%). Export growth was strongest to the US, where shipments soared 33.7% following a recent agreement that reduced US tariffs on many Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%. Considering the first two months of the year, Taiwan’s total exports reached USD 115.6 billion, up 44.5% compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. source: Ministry of Finance, R.O.C.

Exports YoY in Taiwan decreased to 20.60 percent in February from 69.90 percent in January of 2026. Exports YoY in Taiwan averaged 9.28 percent from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 75.50 percent in January of 2010 and a record low of -44.00 percent in January of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Taiwan Exports YoY. Taiwan Exports YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-09 08:00 AM
Exports YoY
Jan 69.9% 43.4% 51.9%
2026-03-09 08:00 AM
Exports YoY
Feb 20.6% 69.9% 28.8%
2026-04-10 08:00 AM
Exports YoY
Mar 20.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 12770.00 18890.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Capital Flows 74877.00 36910.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Crude Oil Production 0.20 0.20 BBL/D/1K Nov 2025
Current Account 69931.00 45839.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP 15.70 14.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 49800.00 65765.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Exports YoY 20.60 69.90 percent Feb 2026
External Debt 236510.00 236674.00 USD Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 233.10 837.61 USD Million Feb 2026
Gold Reserves 423.94 423.94 Tonnes Sep 2025
Imports 37034.00 46872.00 USD Million Feb 2026
Imports YoY 6.80 63.60 percent Feb 2026
Terms of Trade 106.11 106.65 points Feb 2026
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 Points Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals 723.38 946.54 Thousand Jan 2026


Taiwan Exports YoY
Taiwan's economy is export-oriented. Exports account for around 70 percent of total GDP and its composition have changed from predominantly agricultural commodities to industrial goods (now 98%) during the past 40 years. Main exports products are: electronics (33.1% of total), information, communication and audio-video products (10.8%), base metals (8.8%), plastics & rubber (7.1%), machinery (7.5 percent). Main exports partners are Mainland China & Hong Kong (40% of total), ASEAN countries (18.3%), USA (12%), Europe (9%) and Japan (7%).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
20.60 69.90 75.50 -44.00 1982 - 2026 percent Monthly
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Taiwan Exports Growth Ease to 11-Month Low
Exports from Taiwan rose 20.6% year-on-year to a ten-month low of USD 49.8 billion in February 2026, sharply slowing from a sixteen-year high of 69.9% in the previous month and missing market expectations of a 28.8% gain. This marked the weakest annual growth since March 2025, weighed down by fewer working days due to the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, despite robust demand in the AI and cloud sectors. Meanwhile, investors will also be closely monitoring US trade policy and the escalating Middle East conflict. Shipments increased for information, communication, and audio-video products (38.7%), electronic product parts (24.6%), and machinery (10%). Export growth was strongest to the US, where shipments soared 33.7% following a recent agreement that reduced US tariffs on many Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%. Considering the first two months of the year, Taiwan’s total exports reached USD 115.6 billion, up 44.5% compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.
2026-03-09
Taiwan Exports Growth Soars to 16-Year High
Exports from Taiwan soared 69.9% year-on-year to an all-time high of USD 65.77 billion in January 2026, following a 43.4% growth in the previous month and surpassing market expectations of a 51.9% rise. This marked the strongest annual export growth since January 2010, driven by robust sales across all major categories. Information, communication, and audio-video products surged 129.8%, parts of electronic products climbed 59.8%, base metals and articles of base metals grew 22.3%, machinery increased 29.4%, and plastics, rubber, and articles thereof rose 8.6%. Exports to the US jumped 151.8%, accounting for 32.4% of total exports, following a recent trade agreement between the US and Taiwan aimed at boosting American semiconductor production in exchange for lower tariffs. Other key destinations included Mainland China and Hong Kong (49.6%), ASEAN countries (61.8%), Europe (106%), Japan (37.2%), and Korea (96%).
2026-02-09
Taiwan December Exports Reach Second-Highest Monthly Level
Exports from Taiwan jumped 43.4% year-on-year to USD 62.48 billion in December, marking the second-highest monthly level on record. The pace slowed from a 56.0% increase in November and fell short of market expectations of 46%. The surge was fueled by strong demand for AI, high-performance computing, and cloud services, which supported robust shipments of related products. By category, exports rose sharply for information, communication, and audio-video products (+126.3%), electronic parts (+24.1%), and machinery (+11.0%), while shipments of base metals and articles of base metal (-7.8%) and chemicals (-6.7%) declined. By destination, exports to major markets posted broad-based gains, with shipments to the US (+125.9%) leading, followed by Europe (+54.5%), Korea (+33.6%), Japan (+26.2%), ASEAN (+20.3%), and China and Hong Kong (+11.3%). For the full year 2025, Taiwan’s total exports reached USD 640.75 billion, up 34.9% year-on-year, including a 78.0% surge in shipments to the US.
2026-01-09


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