Taiwan, China External Debt: % of GDP
1999 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Taiwan (China) External Debt: % of GDP
- Taiwan (China) External Debt accounted for 26.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 27.4 % in the previous year.
- Taiwan (China) External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2025.
- 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 (China) External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Taiwan (China), Current Account recorded a surplus of 69.9 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.8 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Taiwan (China) Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 8.8 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 15.1 USD bn in Dec 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, China's External Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2025 in the chart:
What was Taiwan, China's External Debt: % of GDP in 2025?
Taiwan (China) External Debt accounted for 26.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 27.4 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.5 2025 | 27.4 2024 | 10.5 2000 | 33.2 2014 | % | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 40.5 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.1 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 43.5 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 62.9 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 112.8 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 154.5 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 42.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 242.6 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 33.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 17.0 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.8 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.6 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 48.2 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 45.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 145.0 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 74.2 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| China (%) | 12.9 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 48.0 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 74.3 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 674.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 65.4 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 142.2 2024 | yearly | 2005 - 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 49.0 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 97.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 109.7 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 203.6 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| France (%) | 250.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 73.5 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 147.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 34.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 243.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 460.4 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 142.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 72.0 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 19.1 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 29.9 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 544.0 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 27.2 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 120.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 34.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | 108.0 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 73.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 58.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 35.9 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 41.3 2024 | yearly | 2014 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 68.2 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 104.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 17.4 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 77.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,148.6 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 78.0 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.9 2025 | yearly | 2009 - 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 836.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,294.9 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 32.2 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 56.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 156.5 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 105.7 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.8 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 49.2 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 2018 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 349.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 94.6 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 154.9 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 33.4 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 13.1 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 169.8 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 58.4 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 33.5 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 29.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 51.8 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 144.9 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 57.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 12.5 2025 | yearly | 1993 - 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 60.5 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 388.9 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 100.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 89.3 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 42.0 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 162.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 168.0 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 235.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 26.5 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 34.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 83.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 38.2 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.100 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 18,692.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 64,361.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 43.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 886,633.170 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 805,900.030 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 329,206.081 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 45,668.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 33.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 4,469,639.399 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,965,217.574 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 21,284.346 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 4,104.760 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 9,240.525 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 9,334.800 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Export: Include Re Export: Singapore (NTD mn) | 185,773.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Import: Include Re Import: Saudi Arabia (NTD mn) | 21,514.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Trade Balance: Custom Clearance: Include Re Export & Re Import (NTD mn) | 595,634.964 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Trade Balance: Custom Clearance: USD: Seasonally Adjusted (USD mn) | 18,692.316 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Net Terms of Trade: Reference Year=2016: Chain Linked (2016=100) | 92.93 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Jun 2018 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 8,817.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 69,931.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1974 - Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 27.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1974 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 3,840.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -15,090.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -5.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -17,432.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 2,342.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 236,510.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 26.5 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 216,419.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 24.1 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Total Debt: % of GDP (%) | 889.0 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 149.976 2030 | yearly | 1984 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 1,556,225.000 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| BoP: CU: GS: Goods: Debit (USD mn) | 107,484.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: PI: Credit (USD mn) | 18,031.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) | 10,589.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) | -996.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) | 40,271.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: PI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (USD mn) | 15,020.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | 3,914.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: DI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (USD mn) | 8,817.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Current Account (CU) (USD mn) | 69,931.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: GS: SV: Debit (USD mn) | 19,814.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| Bop: CU: Secondary Income (USD mn) | -1,829.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: GS: Goods: Credit (USD mn) | 171,128.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: GS: Goods (USD mn) | 63,644.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: GS: SV: Credit (USD mn) | 17,341.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| Bop: CU: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) | 4,337.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: PI: Debit (USD mn) | 7,442.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| Bop: CU: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) | 2,508.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: CU: GS: Services (SV) (USD mn) | -2,473.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) | 4,977.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: DI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) | 3,840.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: OI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (USD mn) | 32,036.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) | -15,090.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) | 30,110.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) | -8,235.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| Cross-Strait Finance: All Banks: Inward Remittance (USD mn) | 32,609.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Cross-Strait Finance: All Banks: Outward Remittance (USD mn) | 46,103.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (USD mn) | 3,034,873.000 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| IIP: Liabilities (Liab) (USD mn) | 1,478,648.000 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| IIP: Net (USD mn) | 1,556,225.000 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 95.5 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,135.799 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 388,506.538 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 2,151,958.267 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 5.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 604,457.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1969 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 5.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 12.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 4,934.900 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 1,754,743.891 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 1987 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 6.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 1,716,474.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1983 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 6.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1962 - Jan 2026 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 723,609.9 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 1,322,678.959 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 6.11 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 135.77 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Deposits: All Banks: EI: Private Enterprises (NTD mn) | 9,560,447.00 May 2018 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2018 |
| Deposits: All Banks: Total (NTD mn) | 33,707,077.00 May 2018 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2018 |
| Deposits: All Banks: EI: Individuals and Others (NTD mn) | 23,230,475.00 May 2018 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2018 |
| L&D: All Banks: PG: Private Enterprises (NTD mn) | 10,921,290.00 May 2018 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2018 |
| Loans & Discounts (L&D): All Banks: Total (NTD mn) | 24,989,912.00 May 2018 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2018 |
| Consumer Loans: Outstanding: DB: House Purchasing (NTD mn) | 6,784,321.00 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jul 1988 - Jun 2018 |
| Consumer Loans: Outstanding: Domestic Bk, Foreign Bk, Med Bus Bk(DB) (NTD mn) | 8,093,874.00 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jul 1988 - Jun 2018 |
| Past Due Loan: Total (NTD mn) | 76,400.00 May 2018 | monthly | Jan 2004 - May 2018 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -3.2 Mar 2018 | monthly | May 2013 - Mar 2018 |
| Purchasing Manager Index (PMI): Manufacturing: sa (%) | 58.30 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jul 2012 - Jun 2018 |
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