Taiwan, China Retail Sales Growth
2000 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Taiwan Retail Sales Growth
- Taiwan Retail Sales grew 1.5 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with a 2.0 % decrease in the previous month.
- Taiwan Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2000 to Oct 2025, with an average growth rate of -2.4 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 22.4 % in Jan 2011 and a record low of -14.0 % in Jul 2008.
- In the latest reports, Car Sales of Taiwan recorded 16,341.0 units in Oct 2025, representing a drop of 16.7 %.
CEIC calculates seasonally adjusted series by X-12 ARIMA. CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Index. The Ministry of Economic Affairs provides Retail Trade Index with base 2021=100.
View Taiwan, China's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2000 to Oct 2025 in the chart:
What was Taiwan, China's Retail Sales Growth in Oct 2025?
Taiwan Retail Sales grew 1.5 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with a 2.0 % decrease in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 Oct 2025 | -2.0 Sep 2025 | -14.0 Jul 2008 | 22.4 Jan 2011 | % | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.1 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Argentina (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2018 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 6.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 4.2 May 2023 | monthly | Apr 1983 - May 2023 |
| Austria (%) | -3.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 9.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Belarus (%) | 1.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Belgium (%) | 1.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 9.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 4.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Canada (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 3.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| China (%) | 2.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 7.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 3.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 8.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2026 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 3.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 3.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 25.1 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| Estonia (%) | 6.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 1.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| France (%) | 3.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 16.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 0.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 0.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 5.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Oct 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 3.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Iceland (%) | 4.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Oct 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 2.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2026 |
| Israel (%) | 4.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Japan (%) | 1.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 8.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 3.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 14.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 5.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Lithuania (%) | 8.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 11.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 4.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 1.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | 7.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 4.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 14.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 3.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Oct 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 2.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 4.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 4.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -0.2 2018 | yearly | 2011 - 2018 |
| Peru (%) | 6.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 0.9 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 47.3 2022 | yearly | 1987 - 2022 |
| Romania (%) | -2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 0.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Serbia (%) | 7.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 6.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovakia (%) | -3.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 3.1 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 4.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 2.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 1.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Thailand (%) | 49.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Turkey (%) | 11.2 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Ukraine (%) | 20.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 0.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| United States (%) | 4.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Uzbekistan (%) | 15.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Oct 2025 |
| Venezuela (%) | -53.5 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2019 |
| Vietnam (%) | 7.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Feb 2026 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.100 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 14,870.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 59,887.1 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 34.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Feb 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) | 45,016.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 19.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Feb 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) | 15,738.165 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 3,425.959 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 6,902.913 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 7,046.942 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jul 1991 - Feb 2026 |
| Export: Include Re Export: Singapore (NTD mn) | 115,942.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2026 |
| Import: Include Re Import: Saudi Arabia (NTD mn) | 17,524.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2026 |
| Trade Balance: Custom Clearance: Include Re Export & Re Import (NTD mn) | 402,974.978 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2026 |
| Trade Balance: Custom Clearance: USD: Seasonally Adjusted (USD mn) | 14,870.363 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 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: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) | 10,589.000 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: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) | 40,271.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) | -996.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: 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: CU: PI: Credit (USD mn) | 18,031.000 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: SV: Credit (USD mn) | 17,341.000 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: GS: Services (SV) (USD mn) | -2,473.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| Bop: CU: Secondary Income (USD mn) | -1,829.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: 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: GS: Goods (USD mn) | 63,644.000 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: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) | 2,508.000 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: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) | 4,977.000 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: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) | -15,090.000 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: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) | -8,235.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1984 - Dec 2025 |
| Cross-Strait Finance: All Banks: Outward Remittance (USD mn) | 46,103.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Cross-Strait Finance: All Banks: Inward Remittance (USD mn) | 32,609.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| IIP: Net (USD mn) | 1,556,225.000 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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) | 605,487.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Mar 1969 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 5.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 16.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 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: Domestic Bk, Foreign Bk, Med Bus Bk(DB) (NTD mn) | 8,093,874.00 Jun 2018 | monthly | Jul 1988 - Jun 2018 |
| Consumer Loans: Outstanding: DB: House Purchasing (NTD mn) | 6,784,321.00 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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