Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3366 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.3366 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.431 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3257, in 2008.
That places Jordan 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.3606 | — |
| 1992 | 0.431 | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3642 | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3695 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3386 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3257 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3366 | +3.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.3366 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.3366 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3369, 100% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3606 | 0.3606 | 0.3606 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3976 | 0.3642 | 0.431 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3446 | 0.3257 | 0.3695 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3366 | 0.3366 | 0.3366 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 vs. gdp per capita in Jordan?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Jordan was 0.3366 in 2010, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.431 in 1992.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3257 in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Jordan ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.