Human Development Data for the Arab States
Income Gini coefficient
Measure of the deviation of the distribution of income (or consumption) among individuals or households within a country from a perfectly equal distribution. A value of 0 represents absolute equality, a value of 100 absolute inequality.
Source: World Bank (2011)
| Country/Region | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Egypt | .. | .. | 32.1 | .. | .. |
| Jordan | .. | .. | .. | 37.7 | .. |
| Mauritania | .. | 39 | .. | .. | .. |
| Morocco | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40.9 |
| Qatar | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41.1 |
| Tunisia | 40.2 | 40.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Yemen | .. | .. | 37.7 | .. | .. |