Taiwan’s economy recorded a sharp acceleration in growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, with GDP expanding 12.68% year-on-year, up from 8.21% in the previous quarter. The latest year-on-year reading, updated on 30 January 2026, underscores a strong pickup in momentum at the end of the year.
The previous figure of 8.21% was registered in the third quarter of 2025 and, like the latest data, reflects a comparison with the same period a year earlier. The fourth-quarter jump to 12.68% suggests that the pace of economic activity strengthened notably as the year closed, marking a significant improvement in Taiwan’s annual growth profile.
These GDP readings are based on a year-over-year comparison framework, in which both the “actual” and “previous” indicators measure changes in output relative to the corresponding quarter of the prior year, providing a clear view of Taiwan’s accelerating expansion into late 2025.
