From 1951 to 1965, US economic assistance constituted 15-20 % of capital formation, giving Taiwan the funds to buy resources and manufacturing equipment to make the transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy.
在民國四十年至五十四年間，美援構成了資本形成的百分之十五至廿，使台灣有錢購買原料、生產設備，從農業社會過渡到工業社會。