Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Taiwan
Taiwan: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 44.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% 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 10% before and after tax in Taiwan stood at 44.4%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Taiwan peaked at 45.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1982.
Taiwan ranks 41st of 109 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% before and after tax in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 32.6% | — |
| 1983 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 32.6% | 34.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 33.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 37.7% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.6% | 45.8% | 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 10% before and after tax in Taiwan?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Taiwan was 44.4% 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% before and after tax recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1982.
- How does Taiwan rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Taiwan ranks 41st out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.