CSRI: Wealth level still high in Taiwan

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s average level of wealth per adult is estimated at $172,847, well above that of most countries in the Asia-Pacific and similar to that of Western Europe, according to the Global Wealth Report 2016 released last week 23 by Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI).

The seventh annual survey of 215 countries puts Taiwan ahead of the Asia-Pacific average of $46,325 and global mean of $52,819. As an “Asian Tiger,” the nation is categorized as a high-income economy with “satisfactory” wealth data quality.