Taiwan witnessed a remarkable upswing in its trade surplus, reaching USD 12.07 billion in June 2025. This figure more than doubled from the USD 4.70 billion recorded in June of the previous year. Exports experienced a substantial increase of 33.7% year-over-year, amounting to USD 53.32 billion. The surge was primarily fueled by significant growth in shipments of information, communication, and audio-video products, which soared by 82.5%. Additionally, exports of parts of electronic products rose by 31.1%, while base metals and related articles saw a 1.7% increase, and machinery exports grew by 2.4%.
On the import side, there was a 17.3% rise, reaching USD 41.26 billion. This was largely attributable to increased imports of parts of electronic products, which went up by 35.1%, as well as machinery imports, which surged by 48.6%. Imports of information and audio-video products also climbed considerably, by 56.3%. Conversely, there was a decline in purchases of mineral products by 25.0% and chemicals by a marginal 0.1%.
Cumulatively, for the first six months of the year, Taiwan's trade surplus tallied up to USD 55.71 billion, marking a 54.3% increase compared to the equivalent period in the previous year. During this period, exports expanded by 25.9% while imports rose by 20.5%.
