Listed companies posted a combined profit of NT$1.27 trillion (US$43.62 billion) from their overseas investment last year, led by the shipping, semiconductor and electronic components sectors, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said on Tuesday.
Last year’s figure represents an increase of NT$638 billion from 2020 and is the highest over the past decade.
Shipping companies reported combined gains of NT$427.3 billion from overseas investments, compared with NT$50.5 billion a year earlier, thanks to higher freight rates, the commission said.
Electronic component makers followed with investment gains of NT$163.2 billion, up 30.14 percent from NT$37.8 billion a year earlier, due to higher smartphone