The Taiwanese economy expanded 5.09% yoy in Q4 2020, compared with the preliminary figure of a 4.94% advance and after an upwardly revised 4.26% expansion in Q3. This was the strongest pace of growth since Q1 2011, as the economy recovered further from the COVID-19 shocks. Government spending growth accelerated (4.37% vs 3.52% in Q3) and gross capital formation increased further (2.96% vs 6.12%). In addition, private consumption shrank less (-1.07% vs -1.55%). At the same time, exports rose faster (5.67% vs 3.33%), amid strong foreign demand for parts of electronic products and information, communication, and audio-video products. Meanwhile, imports fell further (-2.9% vs -3.6%). For full 2020, the GDP was revised up to 3.11% from an earlier forecast of 2.08%. In 2021, the economy is expected to grow by 4.64%, higher than a prior forecast of 3.83% on a strong rebound in exports. source: National Statistics, Republic of China

GDP Annual Growth Rate in Taiwan averaged 7.17 percent from 1962 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 17.26 percent in the third quarter of 1978 and a record low of -7.88 percent in the first quarter of 2009. This page provides - Taiwan GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Taiwan GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2021.

GDP Annual Growth Rate in Taiwan is expected to be 2.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate GDP Annual Growth Rate in Taiwan to stand at 3.40 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Taiwan GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2022 and 2.00 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Taiwan GDP Annual Growth Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.09 4.26 17.26 -7.88 1962 - 2020 percent Quarterly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-10-30 08:00 AM YoY Adv Q3 3.33% -0.58% 1.5% 2%
2020-11-27 09:00 AM YoY Final Q3 3.92% -0.58% 3.33%
2021-01-29 08:00 AM YoY Adv Q4 4.94% 3.92% 3.61% 3.4%
2021-02-20 08:00 AM YoY Final Q4 5.09% 4.26% 4.94% 4.94%
2021-04-30 08:00 AM YoY Adv Q1 4.94%
2021-05-28 08:00 AM YoY Final Q1 5.09%
2021-07-31 08:00 AM YoY Adv Q2
2021-08-14 08:30 AM YoY Final Q2
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Taiwan Q4 GDP Annual Growth Revised Higher
The Taiwanese economy expanded 5.09% yoy in Q4 2020, compared with the preliminary figure of a 4.94% advance and after an upwardly revised 4.26% expansion in Q3. This was the strongest pace of growth since Q1 2011, as the economy recovered further from the COVID-19 shocks. Government spending growth accelerated (4.37% vs 3.52% in Q3) and gross capital formation increased further (2.96% vs 6.12%). In addition, private consumption shrank less (-1.07% vs -1.55%). At the same time, exports rose faster (5.67% vs 3.33%), amid strong foreign demand for parts of electronic products and information, communication, and audio-video products. Meanwhile, imports fell further (-2.9% vs -3.6%). For full 2020, the GDP was revised up to 3.11% from an earlier forecast of 2.08%. In 2021, the economy is expected to grow by 4.64%, higher than a prior forecast of 3.83% on a strong rebound in exports.
2021-02-20
Taiwan GDP Growth Strongest since 2011
The Taiwanese economy expanded 4.94% year-on-year in the last three months of 2020, the strongest growth rate since the first quarter of 2011, preliminary estimates showed. Exports jumped 5.7%, amid strong foreign demand for parts of electronic products and information, communication and audio-video products. Also, government consumption rose 4.77 percent and private spending shrank less (-1.1%) while gross capital formation contracted 1.4%. Considering full 2020, the economy expanded 2.98 percent, the same as 2.96 percent in 2019.
2021-01-29
Taiwan GDP Growth Revised Higher in Q3
The economy of Taiwan expanded expanded 3.92% year-on-year in Q3 2020, higher than an initial estimate of a 3.33% rise. Figures for Q2 were also revised to a 0.35% growth from a 0.58% contraction. On the demand side, private consumption contracted by 1.48% in Q3, following a 5.21% decline in the previous quarter, amid a slump in expenditure abroad due to border control measures related to COVID-19, although government stimulus boosted domestic spending in retail sales and food services. Also, exports of goods and services grew by 3.64 %, mainly driven by the strong foreign demand for parts of electronic product, information, communication and audio-video products. The economy is projected to grow by 2.54% in 2020, up by 0.98 percentage point from the previous forecast.
2020-11-27
Taiwan GDP Rebounds in Q3
The Taiwanese economy expanded 3.33% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2020, following a 0.58% contraction in the previous period, preliminary estimates showed. It is the strongest growth rate since the second quarter of 2018 as the economy rebounds from the coronavirus-hit. Exports came back to growth (3.54% vs -3.5%), mainly driven by strong demand for parts of electronic products, and information, communication and audio-video products. Government spending also recovered (3.2% vs -1%) and investment continued to rise although at a slower pace (2.04% vs 9.73%). Meanwhile, private spending shrank 1.51%, the third straight quarter of falls. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the economy grew 4.42 percent, the most since the last quarter of 2009.
2020-10-30

Taiwan GDP Annual Growth Rate
Taiwan’s economy is export oriented. As such, manufacturing is crucial and accounts for around 31 percent of GDP. Like in most advanced economies, the services sector is the biggest and constitutes nearly 65 percent of GDP. Within services, the most important are wholesale and retail trade (17.3 percent of GDP); real estate (8 percent of GDP); and public administration and defense (6.4 percent of GDP).