Taiwan's AI-fueled forecast of 11% GDP growth likely not sustainable, economists say

Cnbc · Aug 21, 2026 · 407 words · By Justina Lee

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What to know about Taiwan's AI-fueled forecast of 11% GDP growth likely not sustainable, economists say

The Taiwanese government's double-digit GDP forecast growth in 2026 may reflect optimism in the artificial-intelligence economy, but growth is likely to moderate over time given risks of capex slowdown and macroeconomic downturns, and with its high…

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Earlier this month, Taiwan's statistics agency said it expects its GDP growth to be at 11.05% for the year, up from 9.64% forecast it issued in May.

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Taiwan's weighted stock index has seen a growth of over 56% year-to-date, supported by AI demand for its tech industry.

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Claim 1: “Taiwan's statistics agency said it expects its GDP growth to be at 11.05% for the year”

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The claim that the statistics agency expects GDP growth of 11.05% is mentioned in one web search result ('Taiwan GDP Growth at 11% Raises AI Boom Concerns'). Other search results discuss different forecasts (e.g., 9.33% by the Taiwan Research Institute), but do not provide a second independent source confirming the 11.05% figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwan has a highly developed free-market economy. It is the 22nd-largest in the world by nominal GDP and 20th-largest by purchasing power parity. Its GDP per capita (PPP) ranks highly at 8th in the w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Taiwan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is the total value of a country's finished goods and services (gross domestic product) divided by its total population (per capita). Gross domestic prod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi…

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Claim 2: “up from 9.64% forecast it issued in May”

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Two independent sources confirm the 9.64% forecast. One source ('Taiwan GDP Growth at 11% Raises AI Boom Concerns') explicitly mentions the 9.64% forecast issued in May, and another source ('Think Tank Raises Taiwan's 2026 GDP Growth Forecast to 9.33%') refers to the government's own forecast of 9.64% made in May.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GDP (PPP) means gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity. This article includes a list of countries by their forecast estimated GDP (PPP). Countries are sorted by GDP (PPP) forecast e…
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Claim 3: “Taiwan's weighted stock index has seen a growth of over 56% year-to-date”

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The claim that the weighted stock index grew over 56% year-to-date is only found in one source ('Taiwan GDP Growth at 11% Raises AI Boom Concerns'). Other search results provide current index values or daily percentage changes, but do not corroborate the specific year-to-date growth figure of 56%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwanese may refer to: of or related to Taiwan Culture of Taiwan Geography of Taiwan Taiwanese cuisine Languages of Taiwan Formosan languages Taiwanese Hokkien, also known as the Taiwanese language …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific …
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