Poverty & Inequality in United Arab Emirates 25 indicators covering poverty & inequality for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 unchanged 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 26.1% 102nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.1% 139th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman 2023 down 21.4% 219th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 23,306 kg per hectare 2023 down 36.6% 2nd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 50.3% 91st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 14.42 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.9% 21st Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20 2022 down 21.1% 92nd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.0% 2022 down 21.1% 92nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 39.4% 154th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 43.75 % change on previous year 2022 up 7,435.2% 3rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.04 2023 down 74.0% 157th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 9.8% 2023 up 15.8% 168th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0656 2023 down 6.7% 235th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0656 2023 down 6.7% 235th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0712 2023 down 6.9% 235th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1042 2023 down 41.1% 171st Population living in slums 0.1% 2022 down 77.3% 146th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.866 2023 up 16.7% 16th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.866 2023 up 16.7% 16th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.866 2023 up 16.7% 16th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 232.13 2023 down 24.4% 69th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0217 2024 down 32.4% 9th Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 down 33.3% 9th