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This Data Repository includes metrics related to various components of the New Southbound Policy (NSP). Each graph below includes a tag to its corresponding NSP pillar and other relevant categories, as well as a brief description. The data shown here reflects updates to the data in our January 2018 report on the NSP. This page will be updated as new data becomes available.
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Taiwan’s Exports to NSP Partner Countries
Between 2016 and 2018, Taiwan's exports of goods to NSP partner countries grew by 15 percent. Over 85 percent of these exports went to ASEAN countries.
Find in ReportSource: Bureau of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (Taiwan)
Taiwan’s Exports to Mainland China and NSP Partner Countries
Taiwan’s exports of goods to Mainland China continue to outpace its exports to NSP partner countries. Between 2016 and 2018, Taiwan’s exports to Mainland China increased by 31 percent while exports to NSP partner countries increased by 15 percent.
Find in ReportSource: Bureau of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (Taiwan)
Mainland China and Taiwan’s Exports to NSP Partner Countries
In 2017, the value of goods exported by Taiwan to NSP partner countries was about one-sixth the value of exports from Mainland China to NSP partner countries. However, from 2015 to 2017, exports from Mainland China dropped by 2.4 percent while exports from Taiwan grew by 7.9 percent.
Find in ReportSource: Bureau of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (Taiwan); National Bureau of Statistics, PRC; General Administration of Customs, PRC
Immigrant Student Enrollment in Primary and Secondary Schools by Country of Origin
The total number of immigrant students enrolled in Taiwan’s primary and secondary schools has been steadily decreasing since 2014. In 2018, enrollment stood at under 167,000 – with 80 percent of these students coming from either Mainland China or Vietnam.
Find in ReportSource: Ministry of Education, ROC (Taiwan)
Study Abroad Destination of Outbound Students From Taiwan, 2017-2018
The United States and Australia attracted nearly 59 percent of the 68,000 students from Taiwan that studied abroad in 2018.
Find in ReportSource: Ministry of Education, ROC (Taiwan)
NSP Study Abroad Destination of Outbound Students from Taiwan, 2017-2018
Among NSP partner countries, Australia is overwhelmingly the destination of choice for international students from Taiwan. More than 86 percent of students studying in NSP partner countries studied in Australia in 2018.
Find in ReportSource: Ministry of Education, ROC (Taiwan)
Sources of Inbound Students to Taiwan, 2018
As of 2018, students from NSP partner countries outnumbered students from Mainland China studying in Taiwan. Of the nearly 127,000 international students studying in Taiwan’s colleges and universities in 2018, 41 percent were from NSP partner countries.
Find in ReportSource: Ministry of Education, ROC (Taiwan)
Share of Inbound International Students from NSP Partner Countries, 2018
In 2018, nearly 52,000 college and university students from NSP partner countries studied in Taiwan. Three countries – Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia – accounted for 80 percent of these students.
Find in ReportSource: Ministry of Education, ROC (Taiwan)
Inbound Tourists to Taiwan
Between 2016 and 2018, tourists visiting Taiwan from NSP partner countries increased by 45 percent. Over the same period, tourists from Mainland China dropped by over 23 percent while tourists from the rest of the world rose by almost 30 percent.
Find in ReportSource: Tourism Bureau, ROC (Taiwan)
Inbound Tourists from Mainland China and NSP Partner Countries
The number of tourists from Mainland China has decreased by about 816,000 since 2016. However, the number of tourists from NSP partner countries has grown by 805,000, offsetting this downturn and contributing to overall growth in tourists.
Find in ReportSource: Tourism Bureau, ROC (Taiwan)
Top Sources of Tourists to Taiwan
Despite receiving fewer tourists from Mainland China in recent years, the total number of tourists traveling to Taiwan grew from 10.7 million in 2016 to nearly 11.1 million in 2018. This net growth is largely the result of a combined increase of 945,000 tourists from NSP partner countries (805,000) and the rest of the world (140,000).
Find in ReportSource: Tourism Bureau, ROC (Taiwan)
Taiwan’s FDI to Mainland China and Southeast Asia
From 1991 to 2010, FDI from Taiwan to Mainland China averaged US$4.87 billion annually – 63.4 percent more than the annual average of US$2.98 billion in FDI that flowed into Southeast Asia. Calculations for Southeast Asia are based on six countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Find in ReportSource: Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (Taiwan)
Taiwan’s FDI to NSP Partner Countries
Taiwan’s FDI to NSP partner countries has remained relatively constant since 2016, averaging US$2.63 billion annually. Although Taiwan’s FDI to Southeast Asia has fallen from a peak of US$5.7 billion in 2012, FDI to Australia, New Zealand, and India has increased over the past two years. FDI to these three countries has grown from a combined US$30 million in 2016 to about US$590 million in 2018. Calculations for Southeast Asia are based on six countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Find in ReportSource: Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (Taiwan)
Taiwan’s FDI to Mainland China and to NSP Partner Countries
Mainland China remains a much larger market for Taiwan’s FDI than NSP partner countries. However, FDI from Taiwan to Mainland China has fallen by 41.9 percent since its peak of US$14.6 billion in 2010. Taiwan’s FDI to NSP partner countries has nearly doubled since 2010 but only averaged US$2.7 billion annually.
Find in ReportSource: Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (Taiwan)
Mainland China and Taiwan’s FDI to NSP Partner Countries
Taiwan’s FDI to NSP partner countries remains well below FDI from Mainland China. In 2016, the last year for which information was available for Mainland China, Taiwan’s FDI to NSP countries was about seven times less than that of Mainland China’s investment.
Find in ReportSource: Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (Taiwan); Ministry of Commerce, PRC
GDP per Capita Growth of Selected Economies, 1995-2005
During the Asian Financial Crisis of the late 1990s, Taiwan’s per capita GDP growth fared better than that of some other Asian economies. From 1995 to 2005, Taiwan’s annual growth averaged 4.5 percent, outperforming Hong Kong (2.3 percent) and Singapore (3.4 percent). Mainland China saw average annual growth of 8.5 percent over the same period.
Find in ReportSource: World Bank; Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, ROC (Taiwan)
GDP per Capita Growth of Selected Economies, 2006-2017
Despite being hit hard by the Global Financial Crisis of the late 2000s, Taiwan’s per capita GDP growth has outpaced many other Asian economies. Between 2006 and 2017, Taiwan’s per capita GDP averaged 3.4 percent annual growth.
Find in ReportSource: World Bank; Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, ROC (Taiwan)
Taiwan's Overall and Youth Unemployment Rate
Since 2001, Taiwan has maintained a relatively low overall unemployment rate that hovers around 4 percent. Youth unemployment, however, has remained considerably higher, averaging nearly 12 percent annually.
Find in ReportSource: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, ROC (Taiwan)