FX.co ★ Taiwan Q4 GDP Growth Revised Slightly Lower

Taiwan’s economy grew 12.65% year-on-year in Q4 2025, just below the preliminary estimate of 12.68% but accelerating sharply from a revised 8.42% in the previous quarter. This was the fastest pace of expansion since Q3 1987, driven by strong external demand for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Exports of goods and services surged, rising 38.81% compared with 30.63% in Q3, while imports increased to 24.59% from 24.21%. Household consumption also strengthened markedly, jumping to 3.45% from 0.72%, and government spending picked up to 0.75% from 0.32%. By contrast, growth in gross fixed capital formation slowed sharply to 3.48% from 10.14%.

On the production side, the manufacturing sector expanded by 13.01%, supported primarily by higher output in semiconductors, computers, electronic equipment, and optical products.

On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP rose 5.43% in Q4, slightly below the preliminary estimate of 5.52% but up strongly from 1.79% in Q3. For the full year 2025, GDP increased by 8.68%.