Manager: Foreign investment will exceed US$20 billion for the first time this year, a fourfold increase from before 2016

The Investment Promotion Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs held the 2026 Taiwan Global Investment Forum today (20th). Minister of Economic Affairs Gong Mingxin pointed out that before 2016, the average annual foreign investment amount was about 5 billion yuan. In the first three quarters of this year, it had reached 19.23 billion US dollars. "The full year will exceed 20 billion US dollars." The investment amount also reflects the confidence and support of foreign businessmen in Taiwan.

Gong Mingxin pointed out that Taiwan’s economic growth rate this year is estimated to exceed 11% or 12%. This wave of economic results also comes from investment and contributions from foreign investors. According to statistics from the Investment Examination Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, compared with the eight years before 2016, the average annual foreign investment The amount of private investment is approximately US$5 billion, and the average investment amount in the eight years since 2016 has been US$10 billion. In the first three quarters of this year, the amount of foreign investment has reached US$19.23 billion, and "the full year will exceed US$20 billion."

The Ministry of Economic Affairs pointed out that Taiwan’s strength in manufacturing hardware such as advanced process chips and AI servers has brought a new wave of growth momentum to Taiwan’s economy. This year’s investment forum counts 27 manufacturers, with future investment amounting to approximately NT$666 billion, a significant increase of 315.8% over last year.

The Investment Promotion Department pointed out that at this year’s forum, the Ministry of Economic Affairs signed LOIs (letters of intent) with 13 representative manufacturers, including BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, and Canon Semiconductor Equipment (Canon), the leader in semiconductor lithography equipment. The future investment amount is approximately NT$62.1 billion, an increase of 28.5% over last year. The industry categories cover diverse fields such as semiconductor equipment, advanced materials, AI solutions, recycling processing, and livelihood services.

The Department of Investment Promotion continued that another highlight of this forum is that for the first time, a US Major League Baseball team came to Taiwan to sign a memorandum of cooperation (MOU). Major League Baseball Houston plans to combine Taiwan's technology in the future to strengthen cooperation between Taiwan and the United States in the baseball industry. Today, witnessed by Chief Executive Officer Zhuo Rongtai, Major League Baseball Houston Chairman Jim Crane, together with Minister of Economic Affairs Gong Ming-xin and Deputy Minister of Sports Hung Chi-chang, jointly held the launch ceremony of the Taiwan-US Baseball Industry and Talent Cultivation Cooperation MOU. Deng Kaiwei, a player from the United States, also attended as a special guest.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs emphasized that in the future, it will continue to focus on key development areas such as the five trustworthy industries, drones, and robots. By combining Taiwan's industrial advantages in high-tech, precision instruments, etc., it will promote international manufacturers to invest and cooperate in Taiwan to jointly create new economic business opportunities in the AI ​​era.