Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Taiwan
Taiwan: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5579 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Taiwan, 1982–2017
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Taiwan is 0.5579, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Taiwan peaked at 0.5821 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4416, in 1982.
That places Taiwan 34th out of 109 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4524 | 0.4416 | 0.4621 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4763 | 0.4505 | 0.5093 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5598 | 0.5124 | 0.5782 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5692 | 0.5579 | 0.5821 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1054 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 (2017)
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.0% (2021)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Taiwan?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Taiwan was 0.5579 in 2017, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5821 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4416 in 1982.
- How does Taiwan rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Taiwan ranks 34th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.