At present, the ROC's total external trade is fifteenth largest in the world; GNP is ranked 25th in the world, even exceeding Luxembourg, an OECD member; twenty continuous years of trade surpluses have accumulated one of two largest--if not the largest--foreign exchange reserves in the world; foreign investment in Southeast Asia is second only to Japan.
中華民國目前對外貿易總額居世界第十五；國民生產毛額為全球第廿五名，甚至高過 OECD 會員盧森堡… …；連續廿年來的出超，更累積了全球數一數二的外匯存底；在東南亞的投資僅次於日本，居第二位。