In April 2020, the total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries were 6.767 billion US dollars. The total exports from Taiwan to ASEAN were 3.825 billion US dollars, while the total imports from ASEAN to Taiwan were 2.942 billion US dollars. In comparison to April 2019, total trade volume between Taiwan and ASEAN countries has decreased by 6.67%, while Taiwan’s export to ASEAN countries experienced a 12.2% decrease and Taiwan’s import from ASEAN countries increased by 1.66%. Singapore ranks the highest amongst ASEAN countries with a total trade volume of 2.134 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Singapore were 1.412 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Singapore were 7.22 billion US dollars). Malaysia is the second highest with a total trade volume of 1.327 billion US dollars (Taiwan’s export to Malaysia were 0.625 billion US dollars while Taiwan’s import from Malaysia were 0.702 billion US dollars). The export and import details of each ASEAN country are presented as the following table and chart.
Unit: US $100 million
Unit: US $100 million
Source: Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, http://cus93.trade.gov.tw . Last viewed on May 4th, 2020.