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Taiwan GDP

Taiwan GDP

Economic Growth in Taiwan

Taiwan's economy recorded an average growth rate of 3.2% in the decade to 2022, below the 4.4% average for Asia-Pacific. In 2022, real GDP growth was 2.4%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.

Taiwan GDP Chart

Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Taiwan from 2014 to 2023.
Source: Macrobond.

Taiwan GDP Data

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %) 3.1 3.4 6.6 2.6 1.3
GDP (USD bn) 612 676 775 761 755
GDP (TWD bn) 18,909 19,915 21,663 22,680 23,545
Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) 2.9 5.3 8.8 4.7 3.8

GDP growth records best reading since Q2 2021 in the first quarter

GDP growth accelerated to 6.5% year on year in the first quarter from 4.9% in the fourth quarter of last year. Q1's reading marked an over-two-year high and was above market forecasts, with the economy benefiting from higher IT exports and tourism, as well as a much softer downturn in investment. On a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, economic growth lost momentum, cooling to 0.3% in Q1 compared to the previous quarter's 2.3% expansion.

Private consumption growth fell to 4.1% in Q1 (Q4 2023: +5.1% yoy). Public consumption rose 1.3% in Q1 (Q4 2023: 0.0% yoy), and total investment fell 4.5% (Q4 2023: 9.1% yoy). Exports of goods and services growth accelerated to 10.2% year on year in the first quarter, which marked the best reading since Q3 2021 (Q4 2023: +3.7% yoy). In addition, imports of goods and services bounced back, growing 2.2% in Q1 (Q4 2023: -4.5% yoy).

Our Consensus is for year-on-year GDP growth to slow in Q2 due to a higher base of comparison, though underlying momentum should continue to benefit from rising tourism and demand for the country’s high-tech goods exports.

On the outlook, ING’s Lynn Song said: “A less favourable base effect will likely cause the YoY growth to moderate significantly in subsequent quarters – though we expect that full-year growth will still come in significantly stronger than last year's 1.3% YoY.” United Overseas Bank’s Ho Woei Chen said: “The stronger than expected 1Q24 GDP suggests upside risk to our 3.5% forecast for Taiwan’s GDP growth this year (CBC’s est. 3.22%). That is particularly so if the growth turns more broad-based as capital investment recovers along with sustained export strength and inventory rebuilding and a resilient private consumption.”

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Taiwanese GDP projections for the next ten years from a panel of 28 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable GDP forecast available for Taiwanese GDP.

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