{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-gini-index/","title":"United Arab Emirates Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2018)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 26.4 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2018, -18.8% vs 2013.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2018"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"2013/2018","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2018","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Gini Index (Income Inequality)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2013–2018"},{"label":"Observations","value":"2"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2018)","value":"26.4","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-18.8% vs 2013"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"-18.8%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"2","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":2,"observations":[{"period":"2013","value":32.5},{"period":"2018","value":26.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2018","value":"26.4","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2013","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in United Arab Emirates over time. Lower values indicate more equal income distribution. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2018. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2013–2018 (2 observations)."},{"question":"Why is the history so short?","answer":"World Bank began publishing this series recently, so only 2 observations are available (2013–2018). It is a new series rather than an incomplete one, and will lengthen with each future round."}]}