Beforehand, Taiwan investment in Southeast Asia was roughly equivalent to that in mainland China. But since then, there has been a decline in Taiwan investment in virtually every Southeast Asia nation, particularly in Indonesia, which was also darkened by anti-Chinese riots.
在金融風暴前，台灣對東南亞與大陸投資金額大約各半，金融風暴之後，台商對東南亞各國投資幾乎都呈現衰退現象，其中尤以排華暴動陰影籠罩的印尼受創最鉅。