Taiwan External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Taiwan External Debt: % of GDP

• Taiwan External Debt accounted for 27.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 27.3 % in the previous year.
• Taiwan External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 33.2 % in Dec 2014 and a record low of 10.5 % in Dec 2000.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of the Republic of China provides External Debt in USD. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan provides Nominal GDP in USD.


Related information about Taiwan External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Taiwan, Current Account recorded a surplus of 45.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 823.0 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Taiwan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 9.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 5.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's External Debt reached 236,510.0 in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 237.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Taiwan's External Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2024 in the chart:

What was Taiwan's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?

Taiwan External Debt accounted for 27.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 27.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
27.4 2024	27.3 2023	10.5 2000	33.2 2014	%	yearly	1999 - 2024

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