Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 2.4% on a year-on-year basis in February, unchanged from the prior month’s reading. February’s...
Inflation in Taiwan
Consumer price inflation in Taiwan averaged 1.3% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the East & South Asia regional average of 2.5%. The 2024 average figure was 2.2%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Taiwan Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Taiwan from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Taiwan Inflation Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | -0.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, aop) | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
Inflation picks up in February from January
Latest reading: Consumer prices increased 1.8% in annual terms in February, following a 0.7% increase in the prior month. February's reading was the strongest since April 2025. Relative to the previous month's data, there were higher price pressures for housing (+2.1% in annual terms vs +1.9% in January), transportation (-0.9% vs -1.9% in January) and education and entertainment (+4.5% vs -0.9% in January). In contrast, price pressures reduced for food in February (+0.2% vs +1.2% in January). Lastly, consumer prices rose 0.64% in February in month-on-month terms, following a 0.04% fall in the previous month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Taiwanese inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 29 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for Taiwanese inflation.
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