Taiwan Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Taiwan Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Taiwan Current Account surplus accounted for 16.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 12.9 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• Taiwan Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1974 to Dec 2024, with an average value of 7.2 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.6 % in Sep 1986 and a record low of -12.8 % in Jun 1974.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of the Republic of China provides Current Account Balance in USD based on BPM6. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan provides Nominal GDP in USD. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 1984 is based on BPM5 and prior to Q1 1981 is based on BPM4.


Key information about Taiwan Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Taiwan, Current Account recorded a surplus of 34.4 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.9 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Taiwan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.0 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 6.6 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 185.2 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Taiwan's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1974 to Dec 2024 in the chart:

What was Taiwan's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2024?

Taiwan Current Account surplus accounted for 16.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 12.9 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
16.4 Dec 2024	12.9 Sep 2024	-12.8 Jun 1974	22.6 Sep 1986	%	quarterly	Mar 1974 - Dec 2024

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