The Central Bank of Taiwan published April 2025 statistics for the Taipei foreign exchange market, covering foreign exchange transactions by authorized foreign exchange banks and offshore banking units. After removing double counting from interbank trades, total net trading volume was USD 953.7 billion, with average daily turnover of USD 47.7 billion. Interbank transactions accounted for USD 691.4 billion (72.5%), split between trades with foreign banks of USD 502.8 billion (52.7%) and with domestic banks of USD 188.6 billion (19.8%); transactions between banks and customers totalled USD 262.3 billion (27.5%). NTD/foreign currency trading was USD 393.7 billion (41.3%), driven by NTD/USD at USD 379.0 billion, while third-currency trading reached USD 560.0 billion (58.7%), led by USD/RMB at USD 136.4 billion and USD/YEN at USD 102.1 billion. By product, foreign exchange swaps comprised USD 495.8 billion (52.0%) and spot transactions USD 375.0 billion (39.3%), and direct dealing (USD 624.7 billion, 65.5%) exceeded brokered trading (USD 329.0 billion, 34.5%); banks also reported interest rate swaps turnover of USD 11.6 billion and interest rate options turnover of USD 0.9 billion.
Central Bank of Taiwan 2025-05-22
Central Bank of Taiwan reports USD 953.7 billion April 2025 net trading volume in the Taipei foreign exchange market
The Central Bank of Taiwan released April 2025 statistics for the Taipei foreign exchange market, showing a total net trading volume of USD 953.7 billion and an average daily turnover of USD 47.7 billion. Interbank transactions dominated at USD 691.4 billion, with NTD/foreign currency trading at USD 393.7 billion and third-currency trading at USD 560.0 billion. Foreign exchange swaps were the largest product category at USD 495.8 billion, with direct dealing surpassing brokered trading.