ING’s Chief Economist for Better China, Lynn Tune, highlights that Taiwan’s exports surged in January 2026, with development reaching the quickest tempo since 2010, supported by the tech growth and Lunar New 12 months timing. The US briefly overtook Mainland China and Hong Kong as Taiwan’s largest export vacation spot, whereas sturdy import and web export figures counsel Taiwan’s development momentum will proceed.
Exports surge on tech and US demand
“January exports surged by 69.9% YoY, accelerating from 43.4% YoY in December, and coming in stronger than market expectations but once more.”
“For the total yr of 2025, Mainland China and Hong Kong remained the biggest export locations, accounting for 27.7% of complete exports, in contrast with 21.8% to the US.”
“It will likely be fascinating to see if this trajectory holds for 2026.”
“By export product, the identical tendencies from 2025 carry over into 2026 regardless of a more difficult base impact.”
“In web, Taiwan’s web exports additionally barely beat market forecasts with a US$18.9bn begin to the yr, an indication that Taiwan’s development is about to proceed the place it left off in early 2026.”
(This text was created with the assistance of an Synthetic Intelligence instrument and reviewed by an editor.)
