# Taiwan — national dossier

Taiwan — economy and society in one sourced dossier: 5 indicators, each with its publisher and data vintage.

Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/TWN
Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year)

## Overview

- Official name: Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Capital: Taipei
- Region: Eastern Asia, Asia
- Population: 24 m
- Area: 36,193 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: New Taiwan dollar (TWD)

A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation.

## Economy

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $801 B | 2024 | World Economic Outlook |
| GDP per capita | $34,252 | 2024 | World Economic Outlook |
| GDP growth | 5.3% | 2024 | World Economic Outlook |
| Inflation | 2.2% | 2024 | World Economic Outlook |

## Society

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23 m | 2024 | World Economic Outlook |

Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/<metric>.md).

Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:TWN:<metric>:<year>) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/TWN.claims.json

History: "An Austronesian island colonised in turn by Dutch, Spanish, Ming-loyalist, Qing and Japanese hands, and now the seat of a self-governing polity at the centre of an unresolved cross-strait dispute." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/TWN/chronicle.md (6 eras, 19 events).

## Sources

- World Economic Outlook — International Monetary Fund · IMF Terms and Conditions · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO

Citation template: Terralore, "Taiwan — national dossier", terralore.co/country/TWN, retrieved <YYYY-MM-DD>.