🇹🇼 Taiwan National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Taiwan government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $215.1 billion, falling by $71 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in TWD based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 24%. Per-citizen share: $9,273.
Figures follow the IMF October 2026 WEO. The April 2026 vintage showed a one-year jump of about 31% in Taiwan's debt between 2025 and 2026 from a definition change; the October vintage no longer contains that jump.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Taiwan ranks 129th by debt-to-GDP, 42nd by total debt and 57th by debt per person.
About Taiwan's National Debt
Taiwan maintains a low debt-to-GDP ratio, supported by a strong export economy and large foreign-exchange reserves that give it ample fiscal room despite geopolitical risk.
Taiwan's debt-to-GDP ratio of 24% is low by international standards: higher than 4% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Taiwan ranks 42nd of the 135 governments tracked here.
Taiwan's debt is rising in TWD, but the figure above is falling by roughly $71 per second because the TWD is weakening against the dollar faster than the debt is growing. Switch the counter to TWD to see the underlying trend. This is an exchange-rate effect, not repayment. Each of Taiwan's 23 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $9,273. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Taiwan National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Taiwan's national debt right now?
Taiwan's national debt is approximately $215.1 billion as of October 27, 2026, falling by $71 per second in US-dollar terms while rising in TWD. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 24% and each citizen's share is about $9,273.
How fast is Taiwan's debt growing?
Taiwan's debt is growing in TWD, but its US-dollar figure is falling by about $71 per second because the TWD is weakening against the dollar. That is a currency-translation effect, not debt repayment.
What is Taiwan's debt per capita?
Each of Taiwan's 23 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $9,273 of the national debt.
What is Taiwan's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Taiwan's debt-to-GDP ratio is 24%. That is higher than 4% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Taiwan's government debt at this level?
Taiwan maintains a low debt-to-GDP ratio, supported by a strong export economy and large foreign-exchange reserves that give it ample fiscal room despite geopolitical risk.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 216,965,848,835 + -71 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=tw (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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