An even distribution of wealth was one of the most prized features of Taiwan's economic miracle, but the prevalence of "money games" in recent years has widened the gap between rich and poor, with the ratio between the total income earned by the top 20 percent of the population and that earned by the bottom 20 percent increasing from 4.69 ︰ 1 in 1987 to 4.94 ︰ 1 in 1989.
富而均是「台灣經驗」中最令人稱道的「奇蹟」之一，但近年來金錢遊戲的盛行，已使國內貧富差距加大。所得最高百之廿與最低百分之廿者的收入比，從民國七十六年的四．六九倍增至七十八年的四．九四倍。