Strategic Lens

Technology: China and Taiwan

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 41.0 billion of electrical and electronic equipment to Taiwan and bought USD 170.5 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 53 percent, from USD 137.9 billion in 2019 to USD 211.5 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Taiwan sold USD 170.5 billion of electrical and electronic equipment, against USD 41.0 billion the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to Taiwan: electrical and electronic equipment

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 24.18Low 24.18 / High 41.042025: 41.04

201924.18
202027.84
202134.92
202236.7
202331.41
202433.28
202541.04

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from Taiwan: electrical and electronic equipment

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 113.73Low 113.73 / High 183.042025: 170.5

2019113.73
2020139.44
2021173.32
2022183.04
2023153.3
2024157.68
2025170.5

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026