Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Taiwan
Taiwan: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Taiwan, 1981–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap index at $3 a day in Taiwan is 0.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 75.4% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Taiwan peaked at 0.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Taiwan 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1054 (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
- Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5579 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Taiwan?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Taiwan was 0.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Taiwan rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Taiwan ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).