Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan
Jordan: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.576 in 2013. ▬ Flat
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.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.5976 | — |
| 1992 | 0.6435 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5612 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5957 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6065 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6015 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5815 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.576 | -0.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.576 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.576 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5614, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
- 29 Cambodia 0.5692
- 30 Burkina Faso 0.5684 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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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About this data
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.