Taiwan recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 0.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Taiwan averaged -1.32 percent of GDP from 1974 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 4.50 percent of GDP in 1974 and a record low of -7.50 percent of GDP in 1989. source: Ministry Of Finance, R.O.C.

Government Budget in Taiwan is expected to reach -0.30 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Taiwan Government Budget is projected to trend around -0.40 percent of GDP in 2026 and 0.70 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 90.00 Jan 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 4074.17 4033.63 TWD Billion Dec 2024
Government Budget 0.40 -0.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value 110.78 -144.83 TWD Billion Dec 2024
Government Revenues 4184.95 3888.80 TWD Billion Dec 2024
Government Spending 819883.00 784215.00 TWD Million Sep 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 16475.00 16344.60 USD Million Dec 2024


Taiwan Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.40 -0.60 4.50 -7.50 1974 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly