How does Jordan rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Jordan ranks 27th out of 109 countries with data for 2013.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Jordan data come from?

The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.576 in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)

0.576

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

27th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6435

in 1992

All-time low

0.5612

in 1997

Years of data

1986–2013

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan, 1986–2013

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.576 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2013.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan peaked at 0.6435 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5612, in 1997.

That places Jordan 27th out of 109 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.5976	0.5976	0.5976	1
1990s	0.6023	0.5612	0.6435	2
2000s	0.6012	0.5957	0.6065	3
2010s	0.5787	0.576	0.5815	2

Countries ranked near Jordan

24 Kenya 0.582 compare
25 Indonesia 0.5768 compare
26 Sri Lanka 0.5766 compare
28 Dominican Republic 0.575 compare
29 Cambodia 0.5692 compare
30 Burkina Faso 0.5684 compare

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More poverty & inequality data for Jordan

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.433 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0916 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0916 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1007 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.6% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2411 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan was 0.576 in 2013, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.6435 in 1992.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5612 in 1997.
How does Jordan rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Jordan ranks 27th out of 109 countries with data for 2013.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan data come from?: The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.