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General profile: China, Taiwan Province of

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
23.893 Millions
29.807 TWD/US$
760 440 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 35 410 km²
2.95 %
2.43 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+6.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
198 432
274 601
285 344
477 778
Merchandise imports
182 614
251 236
237 219
435 835
Merchandise trade balance
15 817
23 364
48 124
41 943
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %92 %92 %4 %4 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
136 95070 30066 94531 94127 261136 95070 30066 94531 94127 261
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
18 137
26 663
40 968
58 350
Services imports
32 457
37 711
51 787
45 239
Services trade balance
-14 320
-11 048
-10 819
13 111
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
32.4
36.6
23.9
37.0
Travel
27.4
32.7
35.1
4.7
Other services
39.8
30.6
36.1
48.9
TRADE INDICES
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143123110107109103100938782808369748280767569656065929592939810010091898787949995106112119125133142145143
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.4 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
374 060
444 281
534 515
760 440
GDP per capita, current US$
16 409
19 247
22 734
31 826
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.38
10.25
1.47
2.43
Current account balance, % of GDP
3.99
8.29
13.68
13.27
Exchange rate (/US$)
32.179
31.647
31.908
29.807
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
44.713.526.866.351.444.713.526.866.351.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+2.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
(j) 1 625.00
(j) 2 492.00
(j) 2 391.00
(j) 10 189.00
FDI outflows
(j) 6 028.00
(j) 11 574.00
(j) 14 709.00
(j) 16 280.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
425.0420.0415.0412.0410.0405.0400.0397.0370.0365.0343.8341.3338.8336.3333.8330.0327.5325.0320.0320.0315.0305.0305.010 1895 4166 0538 2407 1143 4019 6922 3912 8283 5983 207-1 9572 4922 8055 4327 7697 4241 6251 8984531 4454 1094 928FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
2.72
5.82
11.66
10.67
Balance, % of imports
4.75
8.92
19.57
18.34
Normalized balance
0.023
0.043
0.089
0.084
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
127118103117120119118131149157165141136113137131127117
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
80%Urban 80%Rural
20%Rural 20%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.307 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
5 595
3 944
5 036
6 757
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
58.31
65.50
83.59
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
12 736 948
14 491 653
14 689 486
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
32.81
34.60
39.37
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
21.73
19.56
21.39
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
j
Asset/liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023