Latest reading: Consumer prices rose 4.6% on a year-on-year basis in August, following a 4.3% rise in the prior month....
Inflation in Taiwan
Consumer price inflation in Taiwan averaged 1.3% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the East & South Asia regional average of 2.5%. The 2024 average figure was 2.2%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Taiwan Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Taiwan from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Taiwan Inflation Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, aop) | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Inflation decelerates in July from June
Latest reading: Consumer prices rose 2.5% in annual terms in July, following a 2.6% rise in the prior month. Relative to the prior month's figures, there were milder price pressures for transportation (+2.7% in annual terms vs +4.1% in June) and education and entertainment (+3.2% vs +3.6% in June). In contrast, there were more notable price pressures for food (+2.5% vs +1.8% in June) and housing (+2.3% vs +2.2% in June). Finally, consumer prices were up 0.31% in July on a month-on-month basis, following a 0.52% increase in the prior month.
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 inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 29 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 inflation forecast available for Taiwanese inflation.
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