Strategic Lens

India and Taiwan

First country

Second country

In 2025, India sold USD 1.90 billion of goods to Taiwan and bought USD 13.2 billion from it. In 2024, 6 thousand people born in India lived in Taiwan. In 2025, India sold USD 86.9 million of mineral fuels and oils to Taiwan and bought USD 167 million from it. In 2025, India sold USD 148 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Taiwan and bought USD 9.13 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 160 percent, from USD 5.83 billion in 2019 to USD 15.2 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew about 12 times, from USD 800 million in 2019 to USD 9.28 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in pharmaceutical products grew 136 percent, from USD 16.6 million in 2019 to USD 39.0 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Taiwan sold USD 13.2 billion of goods, against USD 1.90 billion the other way.
  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils is 81 percent below its 2022 peak of USD 1.36 billion.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, India sold USD 220 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 14.0 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 15.2 billion
2025, as reported by India
India to Taiwan
USD 1.90 billion
2025, as reported by India
Taiwan to India
USD 13.2 billion
2025, as reported by India

What connects India and Taiwan