Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile in Taiwan
Taiwan: Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile was 734.22 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▲ Rising
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile 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
Taiwan recorded 734.22 international-$ in 2021 prices for threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile in 2021.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile in Taiwan peaked at 739.74 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020 and was at its lowest, 248.74 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1981.
Taiwan ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 248.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 1986 | 337.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 556.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | +64.8% |
| 1995 | 611.23 international-$ in 2021 prices | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 657.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 694.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 675.73 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 636.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 556.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 592.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 653.78 international-$ in 2021 prices | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 673.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 675.47 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 697.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 739.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 734.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +64.8% | 337.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 556.03 international-$ in 2021 prices |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 293.08 international-$ in 2021 prices | 248.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | 337.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 1990s | 608.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 556.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 657.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 668.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 636.12 international-$ in 2021 prices | 694.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2010s | 641.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 556.63 international-$ in 2021 prices | 697.54 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
| 2020s | 736.98 international-$ in 2021 prices | 734.22 international-$ in 2021 prices | 739.74 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 19 United States 788.73 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 20 United Kingdom 770.23 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 21 South Korea 736.85 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 23 Czechia 658.52 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 24 Italy 619 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 25 Poland 606.61 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile in Taiwan?
- Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile in Taiwan was 734.22 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 threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 739.74 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020.
- What is the lowest threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 248.74 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1981.
- How does Taiwan rank for threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile?
- Taiwan ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Threshold income or consumption per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of income or consumption per month below which 10% of the population falls.