| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
22.6 |
22.8 |
22.9 |
23.0 |
22.9 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
APEC; WTO |
|
|
|
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| National currency (NC) |
New Taiwan Dollar |
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.0257 |
0.0241 |
0.0250 |
0.0245 |
0.0222 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.0291 |
0.0300 |
0.0311 |
0.0308 |
0.0304 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
1.6% |
2.3% |
0.6% |
1.8% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
n.a. |
331 |
350 |
366 |
383 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
n.a. |
14518 |
15284 |
15913 |
16723 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
3.5% |
6.2% |
4.2% |
4.9% |
5.7% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2% |
n.a. |
1% |
|
| Industry |
n.a. |
n.a. |
29% |
n.a. |
28% |
|
| Services |
n.a. |
n.a. |
69% |
n.a. |
71% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
59% |
|
| Government consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
117 |
n.a. |
107 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
33.3% |
n.a. |
27.9% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
4.4% |
4.2% |
3.9% |
3.9% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
218 |
n.a. |
217 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
206 |
n.a. |
209 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
76.46 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
6.23 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
0.97 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.40 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
8.45 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
11.3 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
0.03 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.03 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
8354 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
10600 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
915000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
950500 |
n.a. |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
asbestos; limestone. marble |
|
| Agricultural resources |
pork; poultry; beef; fish; vegetables; corn; fruit; rice; tea |
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| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Important companies |
Formosa Plastics Group |
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