At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Taiwan
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 920.0B in 2025 (series since 1980).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 39,489 in 2025 (series since 1980).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 43.5 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025NotableRenewable electricity reached a record high of 12.2 % in 2025 (series since 1985).
- Sharp rise2025NotableGas electricity share rose 5.5 points to 48.8 % in 2025 (largest rise on record).
- Record high2024NotableCO₂ emissions from gas reached a record high of 63.9 Mt in 2024 (series since 1896).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
CO₂ emissions of 11.30 t per person are 3.8× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
With a median age of 43.5 years, Taiwan ranks 21st of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 2.9 % in 2010 to 12.2 % in 2025 (+9.4 points).
GDP per capita rose from US$ 14,844 in 2000 to US$ 39,489 in 2025 (+166.0 % in current US dollars).
Unemployment of 3.4 % in 2025 is above the East Asia & Pacific median of 3.0 %.
Taiwan's population grew 4.6 % between 2000 and 2025, from 22.3M people to 23.3M people.
Within East Asia & Pacific, Taiwan ranks 4th of 32 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 90,233, 2025).
GDP grew 3.8 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
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Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- 2024
- Sharp riseWind electricity share rose 1.4 points to 3.6 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropNuclear electricity generation fell 31.6 % to 12.18 TWh in 2024.
- Record highRenewable electricity set a new high of 10.9 % in 2024, the first since 1985.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 0.6 points to 5.2 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseGross savings (% of GDP) rose 2.8 points to 43.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseInvestment rose 2.4 points to 26.9 % in 2024.
- Record lowCarbon intensity of electricity fell to a new low of 635 gCO₂/kWh in 2024, the first since 2000.
- Record highFiscal balance set a new high of -1.5 % in 2024, the first since 1984.
- 2023
- 2022
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 1.0 points to 3.7 % in 2022.
- Sharp dropNitrous oxide emissions fell 8.0 % to 5.6 Mt CO₂e in 2022.
- Sharp riseHydropower electricity generation rose 68.3 % to 5.84 TWh in 2022.
- Sharp dropCurrent account balance (US$) fell US$ 15.4B to US$ 101.4B in 2022.
- Record lowNuclear electricity share fell to a new low of 8.2 % in 2022, the first since 2017.
- Sharp dropEnergy intensity of GDP fell 6.2 % to 1.05 kWh/$ in 2022.
- 2021
- ReversalInflation turned positive in 2021 (2.0 %).
- Sharp riseInvestment rose 3.4 points to 27.3 % in 2021.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 0.6 points to 2.7 % in 2021.
- Sharp riseGross savings (% of GDP) rose 3.5 points to 43.7 % in 2021.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 19.3B to US$ 116.9B in 2021.
- Record highGross savings (% of GDP) set a new high of 43.7 % in 2021, the first since 1986.
- 2020
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