The Central Bank of Taiwan published turnover statistics for the Taipei foreign exchange market in August 2025, covering transactions by authorized foreign exchange banks and offshore banking units. After eliminating double counting from interbank transactions, total net trading volume was USD 1,016.5 billion, with average daily turnover of USD 48.4 billion. Interbank transactions accounted for USD 749.7 billion (73.8%), comprising USD 165.5 billion (16.3%) with domestic banks and USD 584.2 billion (57.5%) with foreign banks, while transactions between banks and customers totalled USD 266.8 billion (26.2%). Third-currency trading reached USD 636.7 billion (62.6%), led by USD/RMB (USD 126.7 billion), EUR/USD (USD 114.5 billion) and USD/JPY (USD 96.9 billion), while NTD/foreign currency trading was USD 379.8 billion (37.4%) dominated by NTD/USD (USD 366.6 billion). By instrument, foreign exchange swaps were USD 573.2 billion (56.4%) and spot transactions USD 360.0 billion (35.4%); direct dealing totalled USD 765.4 billion (75.3%) versus USD 251.1 billion (24.7%) through brokers. Separately, banks reported turnover of USD 11.6 billion in interest rate swaps and USD 0.9 billion in interest rate options.
Central Bank of Taiwan 2025-09-22
Central Bank of Taiwan reports August 2025 Taipei foreign exchange market net trading volume of USD 1,016.5 billion
The Central Bank of Taiwan reported August 2025 turnover statistics for the Taipei foreign exchange market, with a total net trading volume of USD 1,016.5 billion and an average daily turnover of USD 48.4 billion. Interbank transactions comprised 73.8% of the volume, while third-currency trading was led by USD/RMB, EUR/USD, and USD/JPY pairs. Foreign exchange swaps dominated by instrument type, accounting for 56.4% of the total.