Taiwan's 2025 Export Orders Hit Record High: ICT and Electronics Drive 90% Surge

Taiwan's export orders reached an all-time high in 2025, propelled by AI demand. Wei-jie Huang (黃偉傑), head of the MOEA's Department of Statistics, announced on January 20 that orders grew by $153.34 billion over 2024, with ICT and electronics contributing $141.48 billion (92%) of the increment.

Department Head Huang noted AI momentum in ICT products (servers, AI chips, manufacturing) and electronics (IC design, packaging, testing), and semiconductor capacity expansion has lifted machinery and automation orders.

ICT orders totalled $233.42 billion, up 35.7% ($61.4 billion) from 2024, driven by servers, networking gear, and graphics cards.

Electronics hit $291.62 billion, a 37.9% ($80.07 billion) leap, spanning IC manufacturing, memory, design, PCBs, packaging, testing, and chip distribution

Machinery orders reached $20.95 billion, up 7.8% ($1.52 billion), reflecting sustained semiconductor investment plus automation demand.

Electrical machinery logged $20.22 billion, up 7.7% ($1.45 billion), as AI power demand spurred electrical equipment orders.

The ministry credited global economic resilience, accelerating AI applications across supply chains, and the advancement of semiconductor capacity.