Taiwan SME loans rise $2.27b in April with bad debt ratio improving
Average NPL ratio was 0.20% and lower than in March.
Taiwanese domestic banks hold $351.47b (NT$11.11t) in loans extended to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by end-April 2026.
The amount is $2.27b (NT$71.9b) higher than in end-March, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).
Loans extended to SMEs account for 63.49% of total loans extended to all enterprises, and 67.07% of total loans extended to private enterprises, the FSC said.
The average non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of the SME loans was 0.20%, a 0.01 percentage point (ppt) dip than in March.
(US$1 = TWD31.61)