Table XI. Distribution of income in Taiwan

Year	5th quintile/1st quintile*	Gini coefficient	Year	5th quintile/1st quintile*	Gini coefficient
1964	5.33	0.321	1985	4.50	0.290
1966	5.25	0.323	1986	4.60	0.296
1968	5.28	0.326	1987	4.69	0.299
1970	4.58	0.294	1988	4.85	0.303
1972	4.49	0.291	1989	4.94	0.303
1974	4.37	0.287	1990	5.18	0.312
1976	4.18	0.280	1991	4.97	0.308
1977	4.21	0.284	1992	5.24	0.312
1978	4.18	0.287	1993	5.42	0.316
1979	4.34	0.285	1994	5.38	0.318
1980	4.17	0.277	1995	5.34	0.317
1981	4.21	0.281	1996	5.38	0.317
1982	4.29	0.283	1997	5.41	0.320
1983	4.36	0.287	1998	5.51	0.324
1984	4.40	0.287	1999	5.50	0.325
			2000	5.55	0.326

* Ratio of the income of the highest 20 percent of income-earning households to that of the lowest 20 percent
Source: The 2000 Survey Report on Family Income and Expenditures in the Taiwan Area, Republic of China (in Chinese). Taipei: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, Republic of China.