Taiwan deposits hit $2.1t as forex falls

Foreign currency holdings were NT$8.91t versus NT$9.11t in March 2025.

Taiwan’s banking system deposits stood at $2.1t (NT$66.2t) at the end of March 2026, according to the Central Bank’s Financial Statistics Monthly.

The figure was slightly lower than $2.1t (NT$66.3t) in February, but higher than $2.0t (NT$62.6t) in March 2025.

Domestic banks held the largest share of deposits, with $1.8t (NT$54.7t) at the end of March 2026. Their market share rose to 82.60%, up from 81.73% a year earlier.

Postal savings deposits reached $234.2b (NT$7.3t), accounting for 11.06% of the total. This was lower than its 11.51% share in March 2025.

By account type, passbook savings deposits totalled $557.8b (NT$17.4t) in March 2026. 

Time savings deposits stood at $393.3b (NT$12.3t), whilst time deposits reached $309.8b (NT$9.7t). Foreign currency deposits were $285.1b (NT$8.9t), down from $291.5b (NT$9.1t) in March 2025.

Government deposits totalled $51.2b (NT$1.6t), whilst checking accounts stood at $13.8b (NT$431.0b). Negotiable certificates of deposit were $7.2b (NT$225.0b).

The data cover domestic banks, local branches of foreign and mainland Chinese banks, credit cooperatives, credit departments of farmers’ and fishermen’s associations, and the postal savings system. The figures do not include offshore banking units.

($1.00 = NT$31.68)