Taïwan Balance Commerciale

Taiwan's trade surplus surged to USD 12.07 billion in June 2025, more than doubling from USD 4.70 billion a year earlier. Exports jumped 33.7% year-on-year to USD 53.32 billion, reaching a record high, driven mainly by strong growth in shipments of information, communication, and audio-video products (82.5%) and parts of electronic products (31.1%). Exports rose to the US (90.9%), ASEAN (28.2%), Japan (25.3%), and China & Hong Kong (13.1%), but fell to Europe (-5.4%). Imports rose 17.3% to USD 41.26 billion, mainly due to higher purchases of parts of electronic products (35.1%), machinery (48.6%), and information and audio-video products (56.3%), while mineral products (-25.0%) declined. Imports increased from China & Hong Kong (15.6%), ASEAN (13.7%), Japan (17.7%), Europe (35.7%), and Korea (36.1%), but fell from the US (-5.2%). In the first six months, the trade surplus reached USD 55.71 billion, 54.3% higher than a year earlier, with exports growing 25.9% and imports up 20.5%.