In the Middle East, the share of the population that earned at least the equivalent of the highest 10 percent of global income earners as of 2022 in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms was **** percent. Dubai in the UAE topped the list with the highest share of the upper or high-class category consumers in selected Middle Eastern cities, at **** percent.

In ** major cities worldwide, a high share of the consumers counts as middle class and above. In Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, for instance, 100 percent of the population earned at least the equivalent of the highest ** percent of global income earners as of 2022 in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. By comparison, the same number was below ** percent in Cape Town.