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International Rankings of Taiwan - 2021


SOURCE: 2021 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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This table lists the international rankings of Taiwan, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of Taiwan, can be found in the main country ranks menu.
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Ranked Data Rank Value Year
Communications
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 57 24.76 2019
Broadband - fixed subscriptions - total 31 5.831 million N/A
Internet users - percent of population 22 92.78 % 2018
Internet users - total 35 21.846 million N/A
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 12 55.07 2019
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions 17 12.972 million N/A
Telephones - mobile cellular - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 76 123.21 2019
Telephones - mobile cellular - total subscriptions 48 29.050 million N/A
Economy
Budget - expenditures 36 92.030 billion US Dollars 2017
Budget - revenues 36 91.620 billion US Dollars 2017
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) 31 0.10 % of GDP N/A
Current account balance 7 65.173 billion US Dollars 2019
Debt - external 43 189.684 billion US Dollars 2019
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Enforcement score 10 75 2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Overall score 12 81 2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Starting a Business score 16 94 2020
Ease of Doing Business Index scores - Trading score 41 85 2020
Exports 23 388.490 billion US Dollars 2019
GDP (official exchange rate) 22 611.391 billion US Dollars 2019
GDP - composition by end use - exports of goods and services 34 65.20 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - government consumption 92 14.10 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - household consumption 138 53.00 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - imports of goods and services 115 52.60 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in fixed capital 83 20.50 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by end use - investment in inventories 57 0.20 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - agriculture 133 1.80 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - industry 38 36.00 % of GDP 2017
GDP - composition by sector of origin - services 85 62.10 % of GDP 2017
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 89 34 % 2014
Gross national saving 21 35 2017
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% 16 40.30 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population 2010
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% 8 6.40 % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population 2010
Imports 23 308.744 billion US Dollars 2019
Industrial production growth rate 51 3.90 % 2017
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 81 0.50 % 2019
Labor force 48 11.498 million US Dollars 2020
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 113 5 % N/A
Labor force - by occupation - industry 9 36 % N/A
Labor force - by occupation - services 78 59 % 2016
Population below poverty line 151 2 % 2012
Public debt 125 35.70 % of GDP 2017
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 22 1.143 trillion US Dollars 2019
Real GDP growth rate 68 2.71 % 2019
Real GDP per capita 78 24502 US Dollars 2018
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 5 456.700 billion US Dollars 2017
Taxes and other revenues 140 16.00 % of GDP N/A
Unemployment rate 127 3.73 % 2019
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 22 348.800 million 2017
Crude oil - imports 14 846400 2015
Crude oil - production 84 196 2018
Crude oil - proved reserves 86 2.380 million 2018
Electricity - consumption 17 237.400 billion kWh 2016
Electricity - from fossil fuels 20 79 2016
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants 65 4 2017
Electricity - from nuclear fuels 11 11 2017
Electricity - from other renewable sources 35 6 2017
Electricity - installed generating capacity 23 49.520 million kWh 2016
Electricity - production 19 246.100 billion 2016
Natural gas - consumption 35 22.450 billion cubic meters 2017
Natural gas - imports 16 22.140 billion cubic meters 2017
Natural gas - production 74 237.900 million cubic meters 2017
Natural gas - proved reserves 79 6.229 billion 2018
Refined petroleum products - consumption 23 962400 2016
Refined petroleum products - exports 27 349600 bbl/day 2015
Refined petroleum products - imports 21 418300 bbl/day 2015
Refined petroleum products - production 22 924000 bbl/day 2015
Environment
Land use - agricultural land 134 23 2018
Land use - arable land 59 17 2018
Land use - other 20 77 2018
Land use - permanent crops 44 6 2018
Total renewable water resources 178 67 2011
Urbanization - rate of urbanization 131 0.65 N/A
Urbanization - urban population 47 79 2021
Geography
Area - land 137 32260 sq km N/A
Area - total 137 35980 sq km N/A
Area - water 75 3720 sq km N/A
Coastline 68 1566 km N/A
Elevation - highest point 33 3952 meters N/A
Elevation - mean elevation 22 1150 meters N/A
Irrigated land 60 3820 sq km 2012
Land use - agricultural land 134 23 2018
Land use - arable land 59 17 2018
Land use - other 20 77 2018
Land use - permanent crops 44 6 2018
Total renewable water resources 177 67 2011
Population Density 15 730.69 Persons per sq km N/A
Military
Military expenditures 28 2 % of GDP 2020
Population
Age structure - 15-24 years 158 11.62 N/A
Age structure - 25-54 years 23 45.51 N/A
Age structure - 55-64 years 12 14.73 N/A
Birth rate 203 7.43 births/1,000 population 2021
Death rate 82 7.80 deaths/1,000 population 2021
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio 42 22.20 % N/A
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio 101 4.50 % 2020
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio 142 40.00 % N/A
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio 166 17.80 % N/A
Infant mortality rate - female 174 3.70 deaths/1,000 live births 2021
Infant mortality rate - male 180 4.35 deaths/1,000 live births N/A
Infant mortality rate - total 180 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births N/A
Life expectancy at birth - female 27 84 years 2021
Life expectancy at birth - male 39 78 years N/A
Life expectancy at birth - total population 38 81 years N/A
Median age - female 34 43 years 2020
Median age - male 19 42 years N/A
Median age - total 24 42 years N/A
Net migration rate 61 0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population N/A
Population 56 23.572 million 2021
Population growth rate 142 0.04 % 2021
Sex ratio - 0-14 years 10 1.05 male(s)/female N/A
Sex ratio - 15-24 years 19 1.05 N/A
Sex ratio - 25-54 years 26 0.99 N/A
Sex ratio - 55-64 years 26 0.96 N/A
Sex ratio - 65 years and over 28 0.83 male(s)/female N/A
Sex ratio - at birth 8 1.06 male(s)/female N/A
Sex ratio - total population 20 0.97 male(s)/female N/A
Total fertility rate 146 1.07 children born/woman 2021
Urbanization - rate of urbanization 131 0.65 N/A
Urbanization - urban population 47 79 2021
Transportation
Airports 88 37 2013
Airports - with paved runways - 1524 to 2437 m 34 10 2013
Airports - with paved runways - 2438 to 3047 m 32 7 2013
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1523 m 36 8 2013
Airports - with paved runways - over 3047 m 19 8 2013
Airports - with paved runways - total 46 35 2013
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m 33 2 2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1524 to 2437 m 29 1 2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total 94 2 2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m 66 1 2013
Heliports 9 31 2013
National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers 29 216.00 N/A
National air transport system - number of registered air carriers 21 7 2020
Railways - total 70 1613 km 2018
Roadways - paved 45 42793 km N/A
Roadways - total 73 43206 km 2017

*CALCULATED FIGURES are those that we calculated from data presented by the CIA World Factbook. For example, we calculated population density by dividing the total population by the land area, the electricity consumption per capita by dividing electricity consumption by the total population, etc.

NOTE: The information regarding Taiwan on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Taiwan 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Taiwan 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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