Poverty in the GCC countries: 2010–2021
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Reports & studies | E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2023/TP.6 | May 2023
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Focus areas
SDGs
- Agenda 2030
- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption
- Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Initiatives
- Older persons
- Economic Statistics and National Accounts
- Financial & macroeconomic statistics for National accounts
- Arab Digital Inclusion Platform
- Arab information society
- Development challenges
- International migration
- Sustainable urban development
- Women’s economic empowerment
- Women’s rights and gender mainstreaming
Clusters
Keywords
- (-) POPULATION
- ARAB COUNTRIES
- GENDER EQUALITY
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- WOMEN
- COVID-19
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- POVERTY
- TECHNICAL COOPERATION
- GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
- SOCIAL SECURITY
- LABOUR MARKET
- WOMEN'S RIGHTS
- ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
- GENDER
- PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
- STATISTICAL DATA
- GIRLS
- SOCIAL CONDITIONS
- EDUCATION
- GENDER MAINSTREAMING
- JORDAN
- GOVERNMENT POLICY
- LEBANON
- EMPLOYMENT
- EQUALITY
- GOVERNANCE
- SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
- POVERTY MITIGATION
- EMPOWERMENT
- HUMAN RIGHTS
- TUNISIA
- CLIMATE CHANGE
- EGYPT
- EMPLOYMENT CREATION
- SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Social protection
- IRAQ
- WOMEN'S STATUS
- ECONOMIC GROWTH
- HOUSEHOLDS
- LEGAL ASPECTS
- UNEMPLOYMENT
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- GENDER DISCRIMINATION
- JUSTICE
- MOROCCO
- PEACE
- WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
- FOOD SECURITY
- REFUGEES
- URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- AGEING PERSONS
- CASE STUDIES
- CITIES
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- ECONOMIC ASPECTS
- HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
- STATE OF PALESTINE
- DISPLACED PERSONS
- YEMEN
- YOUTH
- HEALTH SERVICES
- INCOME DISTRIBUTION
- LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- POLICY MAKING
- SOCIAL POLICY
- WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
- WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
- CAPACITY BUILDING
- DEVELOPMENT
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- URBAN ECONOMICS
- ALGERIA
- CARE OF AGEING PERSONS
- CHILDREN
- COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
- PRIVATE SECTOR
- REMITTANCES
- SOCIAL INTEGRATION
- SOMALIA
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
- HEALTH
- INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
- LIVING CONDITIONS
- POLITICAL LEADERS
- PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
- SOCIAL ASPECTS
- SUDAN
- TRAINING PROGRAMMES
- WAGE POLICY
- WOMEN'S EDUCATION
- WOMEN'S HEALTH
- ARMED CONFLICTS
- BAHRAIN
- CIVIL SOCIETY
- CONFLICT
- DISABILITY
- DISCRIMINATION
- EARLY MARRIAGE
- FINANCE
- HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
- HOUSING
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- MAURITANIA
- NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
- PALESTINE
- PROGRAMME PLANNING
- PUBLIC SECTOR
- QATAR
- RECONSTRUCTION
- REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
- SAUDI ARABIA
- SOCIAL WELFARE
- SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
- WOMEN WORKERS
- YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
- ACTIVITIES
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- DJIBOUTI
- DRINKING WATER
- FORCED MIGRATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE
- LIBYA
- MANUALS
- OMAN
- POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
- POPULATION TRENDS
- REGIONAL COOPERATION
- SANITATION SERVICES
- SOCIAL SERVICES
- SURVEYS
- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
- AGEING
- DATA ANALYSIS
- GUIDELINES
- HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
- INFORMAL SECTOR
- KUWAIT
- LABOUR LAW
- MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
- MIDDLE EAST
- MIGRANT WORKERS
- MIGRATION
- MIGRATION POLICY
- POLITICAL CONDITIONS
- RESILIENCE
- RIGHT TO EDUCATION
- SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
- SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION
- SUBSIDIES
- TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL
- VIOLENCE
- WOMEN IN POLITICS
- WORKFORCE
- ACCESSIBILITY
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- BASIC SERVICES
- COMOROS
- DATA COLLECTION
- DECISION-MAKING
- DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
- DEVELOPMENT POLICY
- DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
- FINANCIAL ASPECTS
- INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
- LABOUR
- MACROECONOMICS
- MIGRANTS
- MIGRATION STATISTICS
- MULTIDIMENTIONAL POVERTY INDEX
- OLD AGE BENEFITS
- PARTNERSHIP
- POLITICAL ASPECTS
- POPULATION DYNAMICS
- PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
- PUBLIC HEALTH
- PUBLIC WELFARE
- RESEARCH
- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
- URBAN AREAS
- WATER
- WEALTH
- AGRICULTURE
- BUSINESS
- CORRUPTION
- DECENTRALIZATION IN GOVERNMENT
- DECENT WORK
- DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
- ECONOMIC CRISIS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- EQUITY
- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- FINANCIAL POLICY
- FINANCING
- HEALTH POLICY
- INNOVATIONS
- INSTITUTIONAL MACHINERY
- INTERNAL MIGRATION
- INTERNET
- JUDGES
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- MILITARY OCCUPATION
- NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
- PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- PRODUCTIVITY
- PUBLIC SERVICES
- RECOVERY
- RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
- RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS
- RURAL AREAS
- SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
- URBANIZATION
- WORKING CONDITIONS
- BASIC NEEDS
- BUDGET
- COST ANALYSIS
- CULTURAL ASPECTS
- DEMOGRAPHY
- DOMESTIC WORKERS
- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
- EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS
- ELECTRICITY
- EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
- EMPLOYMENT POLICY
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- ENVIRONMENT
- FERTILITY RATE
- FINANCIAL CRISIS
- FINANCIAL RESOURCES
- FISCAL POLICY
- GLOBALIZATION
- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
- HEALTH CONDITIONS
- HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
- HOUSING CONDITIONS
- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
- KNOW-HOW
- LABOUR SUPPLY
- LAND RIGHTS
- LAW REFORM
- MASS MEDIA
- MIDDLE EAST SITUATION
- NATURAL RESOURCES
- OPEN SPACES
- PALESTINIANS
- PEACEBUILDING
- PENSIONS
- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
- PROGRAMMES OF ACTION
- PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
- QUALITY OF LIFE
- RESOURCES ALLOCATION
- RIGHT TO FOOD
- SANITATION
- SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
- SMALL ENTERPRISES
- SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
- SOLIDARITY
- STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
- STATISTICS
- TECHNOLOGY
- TREATIES
- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
- URBAN PLANNING
- WAR
- WASTE DISPOSAL
- WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
- WOMEN REFUGEES
- YOUNG WORKERS
- ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
- ADULT EDUCATION
- AGENDA
- AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
- ART WORKS
- BASIC EDUCATION
- BIG DATA
- BRAZIL
- CARE ECONOMY
- CAREGIVERS
- CHILD ABUSE
- CHILD CARE
- CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
- COSTS
- CRISIS MANAGEMENT
- CULTURE
- CYBER SECURITY
- DATABASES
- DATA PROTECTION
- DEBT
- DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
- DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- ECONOMIC TRENDS
- EDUCATIONAL POLICY
- EDUCATIONAL REFORM
- EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
- ENERGY RESOURCES
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- EQUAL PAY
- FAMILY
- FEMINISM
- FOOD POLICY
- GENDER STATISTICS
- GREEN ECONOMY
- GULF STATES
- HEALTH ECONOMICS
- HUMAN SECURITY
- IMMIGRATION
- INCOME
- INCOME POLICY
- INSTITUTION BUILDING
- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- ISLAMIC LAW
- LABOUR MOBILITY
- LAND
- LEADERSHIP
- MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
- MEASUREMENT
- MEDICAL ASPECTS
- MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
- MUSLIM WOMEN
- ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
- PILOT PROJECTS
- POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION
- PRODUCTIVE AGEING
- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- PUBLIC POLICY
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT
- QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA
- REHABILITATION
- REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
- RETURN MIGRATION
- RIGHT TO WORK
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- RURAL POVERTY
- SAFETY REGULATIONS
- SOCIAL ISOLATION
- SOCIAL MEDIA
- SOCIAL STATUS
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
- SPECIAL EDUCATION
- STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
- SYRIANS
- TAXATION
- TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
- TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
- TRANSPORT
- URBAN POPULATION
- VIRUSES
- WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- WORK AT HOME
- ACCESS TO INFORMATION
- ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS
- AFRICA
- AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
- AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
- AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
- AID PROGRAMMES
- AIR QUALITY
- ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
- ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- ASSIMILATION
- ASYLUM SEEKERS
- BAHRAINIS
- BANK LOANS
- BASELINES
- BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
- BLOCKADE
- BOYS
- BRAIN DRAIN
- BROADBAND
- BUDGETING
- BUILDING STANDARDS
- CHILDBIRTH
- CHILD HEALTH
- CHILD LABOUR
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
- CHRONIC DISEASES
- CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
- CIVILIAN PERSONS
- CIVIL SERVICE
- CIVIL WAR
- CLIMATE
- COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS
- COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
- COMPETITION
- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- CONDITIONALITY
- CONFERENCES
- CONSTRUCTION
- CONSUMER PROTECTION
- CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE
- COOPERATIVE HOUSING
- COOPERATIVES
- COST OF LIVING
- COUNSELLING
- COUNTRY PROGRAMMES
- CRIMINAL STATISTICS
- CULTURAL STATISTICS
- CURRENCY
- DANGEROUS GOODS
- DATABASE MANAGEMENT
- DATA MODELLING
- DATA PROCESSING
- DATA QUALITY
- DATA STORAGE
- DECLARATIONS
- DEFINITION
- DEMOCRATIZATION
- DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
- DESERTIFICATION
- DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
- DIGITAL DIVIDE
- DIGITAL ECONOMY
- DIRECTORIES
- DISABILITY BENEFITS
- DISABILITY STATISTICS
- DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
- DISASTER RELIEF
- DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
- DOMICILE AND RESIDENCE
- DROUGHT CONTROL
- E-GOVERNMENT
- EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
- EAST ASIA
- ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
- ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
- ECONOMIC GAP
- ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
- ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
- ECONOMIC PLANNING
- ECONOMIC POLICY
- ECONOMICS
- ECONOMIC SECURITY
- ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
- EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS
- EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS
- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
- ELECTRIC VEHICLES
- ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE
- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
- EMIGRATION
- EMIGRATION LAW
- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
- ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- ENERGY CONVERSION
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- ENERGY SERVICES
- ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
- EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
- EUROPE
- EVALUATION
- EXERCISE
- FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
- FAMILY WELFARE
- FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
- FINANCIAL FLOWS
- FISHING EQUIPMENT
- FLEXIBLE HOURS OF WORK
- FOOD AID
- FOOD WASTE
- FORCED MARRIAGE
- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- FOREIGN TRADE
- FRESHWATER
- FUTURE STUDIES
- Gender and Renewable Energy
- GENDER ROLES
- GLOBAL WARMING
- GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
- HEALTH CENTRES
- HEALTH INDICATORS
- HEALTH PERSONNEL
- HOURS OF WORK
- HOUSEHOLD SIZE
- HOUSING NEEDS
- HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
- HUMAN RESOURCES
- HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY
- HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
- IMMIGRANTS
- IMMIGRATION LAW
- INDEPENDENCE
- INDEXES
- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
- INFANT MORTALITY
- INFLATION
- INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
- INFORMATION SERVICES
- INFORMATION SOCIETY
- INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- INTERSECTORAL COOPERATION
- IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
- ISRAEL
- KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
- LABOUR ADMINISTRATION
- LABOUR RELATIONS
- LAND-BASED RESOURCES
- LAND DEGRADATION
- LATIN AMERICA
- LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
- LAW
- LEGAL SERVICES
- LINEAR PROGRAMMING
- LITERACY
- LOANS
- LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
- LOCAL LAWS
- LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
- MANPOWER STATISTICS
- MARINE POLLUTION
- MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION
- MARRIAGE STATISTICS
- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
- MATERNAL WELFARE
- MATHEMATICAL MODELS
- MEN
- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- METADATA
- MICROCREDIT
- MIDDLE CLASS
- MINERAL RESOURCES
- MINERALS
- MINING
- MONEY SUPPLY
- MULTIPLIER (ECONOMICS)
- NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
- NATIONALITY
- NATURAL DISASTERS
- NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- NEW TECHNOLOGIES
- NON-CITIZENS
- NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- NORTH AFRICA
- NORTH AMERICA
- NURSING HOMES
- NUTRITION
- OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS
- OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
- OIL POLLUTION
- ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
- ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM
- PAMPHLETS
- PARENTS
- PARKS
- PEACE ENFORCEMENT
- PEACEMAKING
- PENSION FUNDS
- PENSION SCHEMES
- PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
- PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- PHYSICAL PLANNING
- POPULAR PARTICIPATION
- POPULATION GROWTH
- POPULATION POLICY
- PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
- PROGRAMME BUDGETING
- PROJECT EVALUATION
- PROJECT MONITORING
- PROJECT PREPARATION
- PROTEST MOVEMENTS
- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- QUESTIONNAIRES
- RAPE VICTIMS
- RAW MATERIALS
- REAL PROPERTY
- RECYCLING
- REFORMATORIES
- REFUGEE PLACEMENT
- REFUGEE STATUS
- REINTEGRATION
- RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- REPATRIATION
- REPORT PREPARATION
- RESOURCES EXPLORATION
- RESOURCES MOBILIZATION
- RETIREMENT
- RIGHT TO OWN PROPERTY
- RISK
- RISK ASSESSMENT
- RURAL WOMEN
- SCHOOLS
- SCIENTISTS
- SECTORAL PLANNING
- SECURITY ASSURANCES
- SECURITY MANAGEMENT
- SEGREGATION
- SELF-RELIANCE
- SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- SEX DIFFERENTIALS
- SHORE PROTECTION
- SIMULATION METHODS
- SKILLED WORKERS
- SLUMS
- SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY
- SMART SOCIETY
- SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
- SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS
- SOCIAL PLANNING
- SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
- SOCIAL STATISTICS
- SOCIAL SURVEYS
- SOCIAL WORK
- SOUTH ASIA
- STAFFING
- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- STANDARD OF LIVING
- STATES
- STRATEGIC MATERIALS
- SUPPORT SERVICES
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
- TAX DEDUCTIONS
- TAX REFORM
- TEACHERS
- TEACHING METHODS
- TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
- TOURISM
- TRADE AGREEMENTS
- TRADE POLICY
- TRANSPORT ECONOMICS
- TRANSPORT PLANNING
- TREATY-MONITORING BODIES
- TUNISIANS
- UNITED KINGDOM
- UNPAID WORK
- URBAN ENVIRONMENT
- URBAN POVERTY
- URBAN TRAFFIC
- VALUE CHAINS
- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
- VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
- VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
- VOCATIONAL TRAINING
- WAGES
- WAR ON GAZA
- WAR VICTIMS
- WASTE MANAGEMENT
- WATER POLLUTION
- WATER QUALITY
- WATER RESOURCES
- WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- WATER REUSE
- WATER TREATMENT
- WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
- WELFARE ECONOMICS
- WESTERN SAHARA
- WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
- WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES
- WORK LIFE BALANCE
- WORK ORGANIZATION
- WORK PROGRAMME
- YOUTH HEALTH
- YOUTH LEADERS
- YOUTH MOVEMENTS
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