Poverty & Inequality in Marshall Islands 17 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Marshall Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 — 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 — 1st Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 — 2nd Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.92 live births per woman 2023 down 10.1% 60th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.52 2008 up 41.7% 72nd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.5% 2008 up 41.7% 72nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2008 up 8.3% 2nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year 2008 up 113.3% 106th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1483 2023 down 9.0% 50th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1483 2023 down 9.0% 50th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1592 2023 down 8.3% 60th Population living in slums 2.4% 2022 up 137.5% 124th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 9.42 2023 up 36.8% 179th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 2.75 2024 down 34.7% 10th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 2.8% 2024 down 34.8% 9th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 2.3% 2019 — 114th