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General profile: China, Taiwan Province of

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
23.317 Millions
..
756 520 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 35 410 km²
2.49 %
1.28 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-9.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
198 432
274 601
285 344
432 337
Merchandise imports
182 614
251 236
237 219
358 960
Merchandise trade balance
15 817
23 364
48 124
73 377
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %93 %93 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
115 10666 51359 62829 82825 987115 10666 51359 62829 82825 987
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
18 137
26 663
40 968
54 007
Services imports
32 457
37 711
51 787
63 989
Services trade balance
-14 320
-11 048
-10 819
-9 982
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
32.4
36.6
23.9
20.0
Travel
27.4
32.7
35.1
16.2
Other services
39.8
30.6
36.1
53.6
TRADE INDICES
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1301331361231101071091031009387828083697482809089929592939810010091898787949995106112
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.3 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
374 060
444 281
534 515
756 520
GDP per capita, current US$
16 388
19 130
22 717
32 445
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.38
10.25
1.47
1.28
Current account balance, % of GDP
3.99
8.29
13.68
13.89
Exchange rate (/US$)
32.179
31.647
31.908
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
45.513.727.872.059.045.513.727.872.059.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
(k) 1 625.00
(k) 2 492.00
(k) 2 391.00
(k) 5 700.00
FDI outflows
(k) 6 028.00
(k) 11 574.00
(k) 14 709.00
(k) 24 714.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.09
0.08
0.07
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
425.0420.0415.0412.0410.0405.0400.0397.0370.0365.0343.8341.3338.8336.3333.8330.0327.5325.0320.0320.0315.0305.0305.05 70010 1585 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
2.72
5.82
11.66
11.08
Balance, % of imports
4.75
8.92
19.57
23.81
Normalized balance
0.023
0.043
0.089
0.106
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
10411710591117120119118131149157165141136113137131127117
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 80%Urban 80%Rural 20%Rural 20%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.281 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
5 595
3 944
5 036
6 393
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
12 736 948
14 491 653
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
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: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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).
k
Asset/liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
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: 11 October 2024