Official Title:
Year | Exports | Imports |
---|---|---|
2015 | $1,457,131,173 | $5,456,189,509 |
2016 | $1,585,327,308 | $5,077,745,872 |
2017 | $1,693,914,806 | $5,441,937,768 |
2018 | $1,996,346,856 | $5,879,879,832 |
2019 | $2,040,637,111 | $5,967,977,426 |
Section | Exports | Imports |
---|---|---|
01 Animal & Prod. | $193,809,317 | $35,208,964 |
02 Veg. Prod. | $72,938,279 | $38,677,168 |
03 Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. | $12,098,590 | $2,918,097 |
04 Food Prod. | $69,688,241 | $80,976,358 |
05 Mineral Prod. | $738,311,691 | $24,549,457 |
06 Chemical Prod. | $170,994,073 | $112,260,647 |
07 Plastics, Rubber Prod. | $17,389,748 | $442,835,114 |
08 Leather, Fur Prod. | $4,591,505 | $10,785,159 |
09 Wood Prod. | $77,788,458 | $6,950,156 |
10 Paper Prod. | $131,709,479 | $29,548,846 |
11 Textiles Prod. | $5,582,923 | $116,157,781 |
12 Dress Access. | $950,641 | $19,482,346 |
13 Glass & Stone Prod. | $1,113,840 | $36,856,327 |
14 Precious Metals/stones | $1,015,927 | $48,704,622 |
15 Base Metal Prod. | $224,883,890 | $1,187,604,161 |
16 Mach. Mech. Elec. Prod. | $114,947,719 | $2,693,934,302 |
17 Vehicles and Equip. | $138,902,818 | $594,213,735 |
18 Specialized Inst. | $50,632,147 | $187,767,733 |
19 Arms & Ammunition | $120,783 | $9,179,814 |
20 Misc. Articles | $5,660,110 | $278,478,908 |
21 Antiques | $221,344 | $287,489 |
Capital: Taipei
Population (million): 23.60
Total Area: 36,006km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 23.44 Taiwan $ (TWD) (2018 - Annual average)
National Holiday: N/A
Language(s): Mandarin, Taiwanese (or Minnan dialect), Hakka, Aboriginal languages
Type of State:
Presidential Republic
Type of Government:
Unicameral Legislature: Legislative Yuan.
NB: Under Canada’s One China policy, Canada does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state and does not maintain official, government-to-government relations with Taipei.
Head of State:
President TSAI Ing-Wen
Head of Government:
Premier LAI, William
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: WU, Joseph
Economic Affairs: SHEN, Jong-Chin
Main Political Parties:
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), New Power Party (NPP), People First Party (PFP)
Elections:
Last: January 2016 (Presidential/Legislative)
Type | Taiwan | Canada |
---|---|---|
GDP: ($ billion) | 765.44 | 2,222.58 |
GDP per capita: ($) | 32,430.35 | 60,078.85 |
GDP growth rate: (%) | 2.63 | 1.83 |
Inflation: (%) | 1.46 | 2.24 |
Unemployment: (%) | 3.76 | 5.82 |
Canadian exports to country: $2,040,637,111
Canadian imports from country: $5,967,977,426
FDI in Canada (2018): $76 million
CDI in country (2018): $328 million
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Representative CHEN Winston Wen-yi
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Executive Director Jordan Reeves
February 2020
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF