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United Arab Emirates · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

24th of 198 · 3rd in MENA+
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GNI per capitaUnited Arab Emirates's gni per capita rose from US$28.2k in 1995 to US$51.6k in 2024.199520002005201020152020US$20kUS$30kUS$40kUS$50kUS$60kUS$51.6k

United Arab Emirates's gni per capita rose from US$28.2k in 1995 to US$51.6k in 2024.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

16th of 195 · 2nd in MENA+
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)United Arab Emirates's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) fell from intl $96.4k in 1995 to intl $81.6k in 2024.199520002005201020152020intl $60kintl $80kintl $100kintl $120kintl $81.6k

United Arab Emirates's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) fell from intl $96.4k in 1995 to intl $81.6k in 2024.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

20th of 163 · 1st in MENA+
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)United Arab Emirates's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) fell from US$36.4k in 2001 to US$22.9k in 2023.2005201020152020US$15kUS$20kUS$25kUS$30kUS$35kUS$40kUS$22.9k

United Arab Emirates's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) fell from US$36.4k in 2001 to US$22.9k in 2023.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

7th of 93 · 1st in MENA+*
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Gini indexUnited Arab Emirates's gini index fell from 32.5 in 2013 to 26.4 in 2018.2013201420152016201720182628303226.4

United Arab Emirates's gini index fell from 32.5 in 2013 to 26.4 in 2018.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

2nd of 93 · 1st in MENA+*
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Income share held by highest 10%United Arab Emirates's income share held by highest 10% fell from 21.4 % in 2013 to 20.5 % in 2018.20132014201520162017201820%21%21%21%21%21%22%20.5 %

United Arab Emirates's income share held by highest 10% fell from 21.4 % in 2013 to 20.5 % in 2018.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

20th of 93 · 3rd in MENA+*
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Income share held by lowest 20%United Arab Emirates's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.2 % in 2013 to 8.2 % in 2018.2013201420152016201720186%7%7%8%8%9%8.2 %

United Arab Emirates's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.2 % in 2013 to 8.2 % in 2018.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

1st of 93 · 1st in MENA+*
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Extreme povertyUnited Arab Emirates's extreme poverty was 0.0 % in 2013 and 0.0 % in 2018.201320142015201620172018-1%-0.5%0%0.5%1%0.0 %

United Arab Emirates's extreme poverty was 0.0 % in 2013 and 0.0 % in 2018.

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