Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan
Taiwan: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 48.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan, 1982–2017
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 48.1% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2017.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan peaked at 49.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1984.
Taiwan ranks 33rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 35.5% | — |
| 1983 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 35.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 35.7% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 36.7% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 41.8% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.0% | 49.3% | 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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Taiwan was 48.1% in 2017, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1984.
- How does Taiwan rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Taiwan ranks 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.