Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 19.33 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Taiwan, China, 1982–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Taiwan, China is 19.33, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Taiwan, China peaked at 21.58 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.91, in 1986.
That places Taiwan, China 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 10.14 | — |
| 1983 | 10.07 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 10 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.33 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 9.91 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 10.79 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 10.65 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 11.42 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 11.4 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.97 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 11.01 | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 10.78 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 11.98 | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 12.12 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.7 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 12.06 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 12.8 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 13.18 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 14.61 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 17.38 | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 16.48 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 18.45 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 18.01 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 18.24 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.22 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 17.59 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.24 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 17.19 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 19.17 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 18.25 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 18.66 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.3 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 21.58 | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 18.33 | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 20.23 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 19.33 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.41 | 9.91 | 11.42 | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.9 | 10.78 | 13.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.14 | 14.61 | 18.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.23 | 18.25 | 21.58 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan, China
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan, China
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.87 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.45 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1054 (2023)
- Inequality metrics before tax wid 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient wid 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million (2021)
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty 0.0131 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Taiwan, China?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Taiwan, China was 19.33 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.58 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.91 in 1986.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Taiwan, China ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan, China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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