Taiwan Forex Reserves Smallest in Over a Year

Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves fell to USD 594.27 billion in July 2026 from USD 597.15 billion in the previous month. It marked the smallest figure since May 2025, mainly due to returns from the investment and utilization of foreign exchange reserves, exchange-rate fluctuations of major currencies against the US dollar, and efforts to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market. Meanwhile, foreign investors’ holdings of Taiwan stocks and bonds, valued at market prices, along with their New Taiwan dollar deposits, reached USD 1.663 trillion, equivalent to around 280% of the country’s foreign exchange reserves. In July 2025, Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 597.87 billion.

Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves fell to USD 597.15 billion in June 2026 from a three-month high of USD 605.07 billion in the previous month, marking the lowest level since March. The decrease was attributed to central bank operations aimed at maintaining stability in the foreign exchange market, exchange rate fluctuations among major currencies against the US dollar, and changes in returns from the investment and management of reserve assets. Meanwhile, foreign investors' holdings of domestic stocks and bonds, valued at market prices and combined with their New Taiwan dollar deposits, totaled USD 1.89 trillion, equivalent to about 316% of the foreign exchange reserves. In June 2025, Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 598.43 billion.

Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves rose to USD 605.07 billion in May 2026 from USD 602.49 billion in April, marking the highest level in three months. The increase was primarily driven by returns from the investment and utilization of foreign exchange reserves, as well as exchange rate fluctuations of major currencies against the US dollar. Compared with the same month a year earlier, Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 592.95 billion.