Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations was 19.33 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Taiwan, China, 1982–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 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, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 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.
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Taiwan, China
- 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 revenues 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 (1996)
- Share of calories from animal protein vs gdp per capita 7.67 (2023)
- Per capita milk consumption 57.79 (2023)
- Fruit consumption vs gdp per capita 94.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Taiwan, China?
- Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Taiwan, China was 19.33 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.58 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.91 in 1986.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations?
- Taiwan, China ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 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 Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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