Asia
Overview
Demography
Capital: Taipei
Currency: New Taiwan dollar (TWD)
Population: 23.01M
Population density: 649.90/km2
Conventions
Numbering system
Arabic numerals with dot as decimal separator
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 00886
Economy
GDP: 976.72 billion USD (2026)
GDP per capita: 42,102.70 USD (2026)
Exports: 531 billion USD (2024)
Imports: 353 billion USD (2024)
Statistics
Internet users: 96.7% penetration, 22.3 million
Unemployment rate: 3.40% (2026)
Urbanisation: 80.90% (2025)
Language data sources: Language percentage sheet; Demography data sources: World Population Review/DataReportal/IBAN; Economy data sources: IMF/OEC; Statistics data sources: DataReportal/IMF
If you need other information, below you can find a selection of economic/social/cultural data
Economy
GDP
$976.72 billion (2026)
Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 2nd out of 130 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Product Imports
$353 billion (2024)
Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age)
• 95.6% have an account with a financial institution
• 63.8% have a credit card
• 80.0% made a digital payment
Active E-commerce
25,551 active stores
GDP Growth (annual %)
5.20%
GDP per Capita
$42,102.70 (2026)
Product Exports
$531 billion (2024)
Main online stores
momo, PChome 24h, Shopee Taiwan, Coupang Taiwan, Books.com.tw, Ruten, Yahoo! Taiwan Shopping, Rakuten Taiwan, eslite, ETMall, friDay Shopping, AliExpress
Global Startup Ecosystem Index
Taiwan ranked 20th out of 100 countries, 41.1% of annual ecosystem growth.
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment.
Economy data sources: IMF/OEC/Joy of Creating/BrandNav/DataReportal/StartupBlink
T-index
Reach most of the online purchasing power
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales. It estimates the market share of each country in relation to global e-commerce.
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Media language Chinese and English
The press
Liberty Times, United Daily News, China Times, Taipei Times, Commercial Times, Economic Daily News, Taiwan News, Central News Agency, Focus Taiwan, The News Lens, Storm Media, ETtoday
Television
Taiwan Television, China Television, Chinese Television System, Formosa Television, Public Television Service, PTS Taigi
News Agency
Central News Agency, Focus Taiwan, Taiwan News, Taiwan Today, Taiwan Panorama, Executive Yuan News
Magazines
CommonWealth Magazine, Business Weekly Taiwan, Global Views Monthly, Cheers Magazine, Manager Today, Shopping Design
Radio
Radio Taiwan International, Broadcasting Corporation of China, BCC News Radio, BCC I Like Radio, BCC i Radio, Hit FM Taiwan
Media data source: GlobalMediaList
Internet Data
Internet users
96.7% penetration, 22.3 million
Share of web traffic by device
59.62% mobile phones, 36.79% laptop and desktop computers, 3.59% tablet devices and 0% other devices
Median speed of mobile Internet connection
114.28 Mbps (Download)
17.46 Mbps (Upload)
Median speed of fixed Internet connection
251.58 Mbps (Download)
145.65 Mbps (Upload)
Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 127%
Most popular web search engines
Google (78.60%), Yahoo! (14.20%), Bing (6.66%), Coc Coc (0.14%), Yandex (0.13%), Baidu (0.12%), DuckDuckGo (0.10%), Others (0.05%)
Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (83.61%), Perplexity (7.55%), Microsoft Copilot (3.17%), Google Gemini (2.72%), DeepSeek (2.13%), Claude (0.82%), Others (0%)
Most used social media
LINE (90.2%), Facebook (81.8%), YouTube (76.8%), Instagram (63.4%), Messenger (54.9%), TikTok (37.5%), Threads (35.2%), X (27.6%), WeChat (21.4%), iMessage (14.9%), Telegram (14.6%), WhatsApp (11.9%), LinkedIn (10.2%), Pinterest (9.9%), Skype (9.0%)
Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 100%
Internet data sources: DataReportal
Social statistics
CO2 emissions
11.68 metric tons per capita
Corruption Perceptions Index
Taiwan scored 68 out of 100, ranking 24th out of 182 countries.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.
Ethnicity
Han Chinese (more than 95%), Indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples (2.3%)
Religion
Buddhist (35.3%), Taoist (33.2%), None or unspecified (18.2%), folk religion including Confucianism (10%), Christian (3.9%)
World Happiness Index
Taiwan ranked 26th out of 147 countries, with a score of 6.714.
The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.
Social statistics sources: Transparency International/Worldometer/World Population Review/World Happiness Report
Research & Development
World Competitiveness Ranking
Taiwan ranked 4th out of 70 countries, with a score of 94.33
The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity. It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Taiwan ranked 10th out of 69 countries, with a score of 93.11
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation. It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.
Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 35th out of 97 countries
Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 58th out of 138 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Research & Development sources: OEC/IMD