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Outward investments and profits of listed companies by the end of 2025

2026-04-16
1.    Outward Investments and profits from China:(amount in NTD)
(1)    As of 2025, 1,224 listed companies (696 TWSE- and 528 TPEx-listed companies) had investments in China accounting for 66.85% of total 1,831 listed companies, a increase of 13 companies relative to the end of 2024.
(2)    As of 2025, the accumulated outflow of investments in China of TWSE-listed and TPEx-listed companies were 2,541 billion and 249 billion respectively with a total of 2,790 billion, an decrease of 54 billion from the end of 2024.
(3)    In 2025, the profits from investments in China of TWSE-listed and TPEx-listed companies were 526 billion and 23 billion respectively with a total of 549 billion. The total profits ranked second highest in record and a YOY increase of 59 billion.
(4)    In 2025, the inflow of profits from investments in China of listed companies were 173 billion. As of 2025, the accumulated inflow of profits from investments in China of TWSE-listed and TPEx-listed companies were 1,113 billion and 100 billion respectively. The total amount was 1,213 billion accounting for 43.49% of the accumulated outflow of Investments in China of 2,790 billion.
2.    Outward Investments and profits excluding China: (amount in NTD)
(1)    As of 2025, 1,370 listed companies (768 TWSE- and 602 TPEx-listed companies) had investments overseas excluding China accounting for 74.82% of total 1,831 listed companies, an increase of 42 companies relative to the end of 2024.
(2)    As of 2025, the accumulated outflow of investments of TWSE-listed and TPEx-listed companies were 10,124 billion and 859 billion respectively, totaling 10,983 billion, an increase of 1,188 billion from the end of 2024.
(3)    In 2025, the profits from investments of TWSE-listed and TPEx-listed companies were 933 billion and 44 billion respectively with a total of 977 billion. The total profits ranked fourth highest in record and a YOY decrease of 47 billion.
3.    Summary
Since the U.S. China Trade War in 2018, the amount of investments by listed companies in China has significantly decreased, and the profits from investments in China has been steadily repatriated; the amount of Outward Investments excluding China has shown an increasing trend, indicating that although investing in China has increased the company's profit, However, listed companies have slowed down their investment pace to reduce their dependence on the china and use global layout to diversify investment risks in the china. The Financial Supervisory Commission will continue to pay attention to future developments. 
 
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