Taiwan Unemployment Rate

1993 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan

Key information about Taiwan (China) Unemployment Rate

  • Taiwan (China) Unemployment Rate dropped to 3.33% in Oct 2025, from the previously reported figure of 3.35% in Sep 2025.
  • Taiwan (China) Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Apr 1993 to Oct 2025, with an average rate of 6.01%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 6.04% in Aug 2009 and a record low of 1.36% in Sep 1993.
  • The data is reported by reported by Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan.
  • In the latest reports, Taiwan (China) Population reached 23.40 million people in Dec 2024.


View Taiwan's Unemployment Rate from Apr 1993 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Taiwan Unemployment Rate

What was Taiwan's Unemployment Rate in Oct 2025?

Taiwan (China) Unemployment Rate dropped to 3.33% in Oct 2025, from the previously reported figure of 3.35% in Sep 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.33 Oct 2025 3.35 Sep 2025 1.36 Sep 1993 6.04 Aug 2009 % monthly Apr 1993 - Oct 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.14 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 12.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 4.32 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2025
Austria (%) 5.80 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Belgium (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 8.45 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 8.20 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.20 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.22 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 6.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 6.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.93 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Germany (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Ghana (%) 3.01 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 4.56 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.10 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.90 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Malta (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 3.53 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Oman (%) 2.90 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.91 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 5.94 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2025
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 5.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 31.90 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 10.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 3.80 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025

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Taiwan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.7 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 20,719.794 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 9,332.457 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1983 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 20.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 223,824.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NTD bn) 5,782.943 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NTD bn) 3,219.010 2030 yearly 1997 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (NTD bn) 5,935.505 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Govt Debt: Outstanding: Non Self-Redeeming Debt Maturity >=1 Yr (NS) (NTD mn) 6,853,497.000 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
General Government Net Expenditure: Capital (NTD mn) 667,170.219 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
General Govt Net Rev: Current: Taxes: Direct (NTD mn) 2,625,146.785 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
General Govt Net Rev: Current: Taxes: Indirect (NTD mn) 1,136,734.721 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
General Government Revenue (NTD mn) 4,489,271.000 2018 yearly 1981 - 2018
General Government Revenue: Taxes on Production and Imports (NTD mn) 1,119,106.000 2018 yearly 1981 - 2018
General Government Expenditure (NTD mn) 4,373,926.000 2018 yearly 1981 - 2018
General Government Savings (NTD mn) 115,345.000 2018 yearly 1981 - 2018
General Govt Financing: Net Borrowing (NTD mn) 117,371.000 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
General Government Net Expenditure: Current (NTD mn) 3,275,399.000 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.487 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 15,898.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 60,134.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 56.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 886,633.170 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 805,900.030 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 329,206.081 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 36,980.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 45.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 4,469,639.399 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,965,217.574 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 21,134.697 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 4,511.458 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 9,805.582 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1992 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 7,563.260 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Oct 2025
Export: Include Re Export: Singapore (NTD mn) 118,082.938 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Import: Include Re Import: Saudi Arabia (NTD mn) 21,408.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Trade Balance: Custom Clearance: USD: Seasonally Adjusted (USD mn) 15,898.176 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Trade Balance: Custom Clearance: Include Re Export & Re Import (NTD mn) 214,694.065 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2025
Net Terms of Trade: Reference Year=2016: Chain Linked (2016=100) 92.93 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 9,920.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 45,839.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1974 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 19.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1974 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 823.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 5,365.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 5,740.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -375.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 236,510.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 216,419.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 25.0 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 889.0 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 203.121 2030 yearly 1984 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 1,556,225.000 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
BoP: CU: GS: SV: Debit (USD mn) 20,565.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
Bop: CU: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 4,740.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) 5,365.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: CU: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 2,637.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: CU: GS: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 154,298.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 10,637.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) 5,116.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) -5,142.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
Bop: CU: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,197.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: CU: GS: Services (SV) (USD mn) -4,083.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
Bop: CU: Secondary Income (USD mn) -2,543.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: CU: GS: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 104,470.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: CU: PI: Credit (USD mn) 17,273.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account (CU) (USD mn) 45,839.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (USD mn) 12,763.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (USD mn) 9,920.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 9,097.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 17,905.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
Cross-Strait Finance: All Banks: Inward Remittance (USD mn) 28,596.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Cross-Strait Finance: All Banks: Outward Remittance (USD mn) 38,725.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (USD mn) 3,034,873.000 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
IIP: Net (USD mn) 1,556,225.000 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
IIP: Liabilities (Liab) (USD mn) 1,478,648.000 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 441.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1984 - Dec 2024
BoP: CU: GS: SV: Credit (USD mn) 15,963.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1984 - Dec 2024
BoP: CU: GS: Goods (USD mn) 26,321.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1984 - Dec 2024
BoP: CU: PI: Debit (USD mn) 6,800.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1984 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: DI: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (NI) (USD mn) 2,855.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1984 - Dec 2024
BoP: FA: PI: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (USD mn) 18,475.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1984 - Dec 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 95.5 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 2,242.285 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 386,859.805 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,175,222.699 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 599,791.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1969 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 12.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,047.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,757,744.878 Oct 2025 monthly May 1987 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 1988 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,719,408.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1983 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1962 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 723,609.9 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,329,543.610 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 140.02 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Deposits: All Banks: EI: Individuals and Others (NTD mn) 23,230,475.00 May 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2018
Deposits: All Banks: Total (NTD mn) 33,707,077.00 May 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2018
Deposits: All Banks: EI: Private Enterprises (NTD mn) 9,560,447.00 May 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2018
L&D: All Banks: PG: Private Enterprises (NTD mn) 10,921,290.00 May 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2018
Loans & Discounts (L&D): All Banks: Total (NTD mn) 24,989,912.00 May 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2018
Consumer Loans: Outstanding: Domestic Bk, Foreign Bk, Med Bus Bk(DB) (NTD mn) 8,093,874.00 Jun 2018 monthly Jul 1988 - Jun 2018
Consumer Loans: Outstanding: DB: House Purchasing (NTD mn) 6,784,321.00 Jun 2018 monthly Jul 1988 - Jun 2018
Past Due Loan: Total (NTD mn) 76,400.00 May 2018 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -3.2 Mar 2018 monthly May 2013 - Mar 2018
Purchasing Manager Index (PMI): Manufacturing: sa (%) 58.30 Jun 2018 monthly Jul 2012 - Jun 2018

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