Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Taiwan
Taiwan: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 17.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Taiwan, 1982–2017
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Taiwan stood at 17.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Taiwan peaked at 19.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1982.
That places Taiwan 27th out of 109 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.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 8.9% | — |
| 1983 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 19.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More economy & growth data for Taiwan
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 31.44 (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0232 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 43.05 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0318 (2025)
- Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.801 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 0.93 (2025)
- Foreign aid received per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.39 constant 2024 US$ (1996)
- Milk supply per person 57.79 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Fruit consumption vs. GDP per capita 94.38 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Per capita egg consumption 14.05 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Taiwan?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Taiwan was 17.0% 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 1% before and after tax recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1982.
- How does Taiwan rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Taiwan ranks 27th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.