Income inequality: Atkinson index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1042 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in United Arab Emirates, 2015–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in United Arab Emirates is 0.1042, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.177 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1042, in 2019.
That places United Arab Emirates 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.177 | — |
| 2016 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1042 | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1042 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1042 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1042 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1042 | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1042 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1042 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 44% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1624 | 0.1042 | 0.177 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1042 | 0.1042 | 0.1042 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More poverty & inequality data for United Arab Emirates
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 23,306 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 14.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.0% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in United Arab Emirates?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in United Arab Emirates was 0.1042 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.177 in 2015.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1042 in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.