09.11.202608:18:39UTC+00Taiwan Exports Hit Fresh Record

Taiwan’s exports surged 58.9% year-on-year to a record high of USD 96.76 billion in October 2026, following a 60.9% increase in September. The robust expansion was driven primarily by sustained global demand for AI-related hardware. Shipments rose across all major product categories, including information, communication and audio-visual products (72.9%), electronic components (61.4%), machinery (35.5%), base metals and metal products (35.7%), and chemicals (23.7%).

The United States remained Taiwan’s largest export market, accounting for 34% of total shipments, with exports to the US climbing 55.9%. Exports also increased markedly to Mainland China and Hong Kong (42.9%), ASEAN (83.3%), Europe (46.0%), South Korea (50.2%), and Japan (49.6%).

Over the first ten months of the year, total exports reached USD 758.29 billion, representing a 47.7% increase from the same period a year earlier.