Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Taiwan
Taiwan: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Taiwan, 1981–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2021, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Taiwan stood at 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.5% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Taiwan peaked at 66.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
That places Taiwan 99th 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 | 6.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 66.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 803,845 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.70 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 96 Belgium 4.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 97 Armenia 4.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 100 Mongolia 3.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 101 Estonia 2.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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 $3 a day 0.0% (2021)
- Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5579 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Taiwan?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Taiwan was 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 1995.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does Taiwan rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Taiwan ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.