Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Taiwan
Taiwan: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ 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 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Taiwan peaked at 46.53 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.24 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1981.
That places Taiwan 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 1986 | 20.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | +33.7% |
| 1991 | 33.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 39.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 41.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 43.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 43.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 40.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 38.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 38.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 41.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 42.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 43.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 46.53 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ 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 | +66.0% | 20.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.81 international-$ in 2021 prices |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.24 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 41.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.5 international-$ in 2021 prices | 40.85 international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.46 international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.06 international-$ in 2021 prices | 44.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.34 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46.53 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 21 Slovenia 49.24 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 22 Italy 48.79 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 23 Spain 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 25 Japan 42.17 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 26 Czechia 39.07 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 27 Poland 38.84 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Taiwan?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Taiwan was 46.14 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 median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.53 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.24 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1981.
- How does Taiwan rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Taiwan ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.