Gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan
Taiwan: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.6086 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan, 1982–2017
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan stood at 0.6086.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan peaked at 0.6267 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4857, in 1983.
Taiwan ranks 24th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4933 | 0.4857 | 0.5011 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.5251 | 0.5048 | 0.5525 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6025 | 0.5656 | 0.6206 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6169 | 0.6086 | 0.6267 | 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)
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.0% (2021)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
- Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5579 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan was 0.6086 in 2017, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6267 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4857 in 1983.
- How does Taiwan rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Taiwan ranks 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 (before tax). 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 before taxes and benefits.