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 According to the World Bank, the ROC ranks
14th largest among trading nations worldwide.
GDP: US$273.1 billion GNP: US$275.1 billion Per Capita GNP: US$12,872
Annual Growth Rate: 5.7 %
Foreign Exchange Reserves: US$88.04 billion
Unemployment Rate: 2.6 %
Natural Resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas,
limestone, marble, and asbestos
Agriculture: 3.5% of GDP. Major crops are fruits, flowers,
vegetables, rice, sugarcane, corn and tobacco. Major livestock products include hogs,
poultry, aquicultural products, and dairy cattle.
Industry: 36.3% of GDP. Manufacturing, the lifeblood of
the ROC industrial sector, comprises 90.5% of its total production value. While the
chemical and electronics industries are registering rapid growth, production by
labor-intensive industries, including the garment, bamboo and wood-product sectors, is
continuing to decline.
Service: 60.2% of GDP. The ROC's service sector comprises
of the commercial sector (16.07% of GDP); storage, transportation and telecommunications;
finance, insurance and real estate (17.83% of GDP). The service industry employs 47.03% of
the national work force.
Trade: US$218.3 billion
 | Exports: US$115.9 billion - machinery, electrical and
electronic products 54.4%, textiles 13.5% |
| Major Export Markets: the United States 23.2%, Hong Kong
23.1%, Europe 14.6%, Japan 11.8% |
| Imports: US$102.4 billion - agricultural and industrial
raw materials 72%, capital goods 16.3%, consumer goods 11.7% |
| Major Suppliers: Japan 26.9%, the United States 19.3%,
Europe 19.7% |
Investment:
| Approved Foreign Investment in Taiwan: US$2.46 billion |
| Approved Overseas Investment: US$2.17 billion |
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