Outside TSMC, ordinary Taiwanese remain detached from its bonuses, Taiwan's 10% growth
From 3.71 percent to 10.16 percent. When the Institute of Economics at Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s foremost national research institution, released its projection for the country’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2026 last month, it represented a staggering 6.45-percentage-point increase from its previous projection made in late December. Such a rate of growth is rarely seen in…
As Taiwan's Institute of Economics at Academia Sinica predicts a remarkable 10.16 percent annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2026, it marks an astonishing 6.45-percentage-point jump from their December projection. Such a growth rate is rarely witnessed in advanced economies, and if achieved, would be the first time in 16 years since 2010 that Taiwan has experienced a double-digit growth rate.
The country's GDP already surged 14.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, driven by a global investment boom in artificial intelligence (AI) and sustained demand for advanced chips and servers. This optimistic growth outlook was echoed by other economic research institutes, with the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) projecting a 10.35 percent growth rate for Taiwan.
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