New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) increased an estimated 8.63 per cent in 2025 from a year earlier, marking its strongest growth in 15 years.

According to a Focus Taiwan report, the economic expansion was driven primarily by a surge in exports and rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) released these findings on Friday, noting that the performance significantly exceeded earlier projections.

The full-year growth figure exceeded a prior forecast by 1.26 percentage points, allowing Taiwan to surpass regional peers. DGBAS specialist Chiang Hsin-yi told reporters that Taiwan's per capita GDP reached USD 39,477 in 2025, approach...