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Income inequality (Gini) in Bangladesh
1983 – 2022 · 10 data points
22 of 27 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1983 – 2022
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Latest value · 2022
30.9
−4.6%
since 2016
Countries · 2022
22 of 27
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010
−3.7%
+0.5% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1983 – 2022 index
−3.7% since 2010
24
26
28
30
32
34
1983
1995
2000
2005
2010
2022
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1983 – 2022
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1983 – 2022
Latest value
30.9 · 2022
First value
25.9 · 1983
Highest
33.4 · 2000
Lowest
25.9 · 1983
Average change
+0.5% a year on average
Data points
10
By year
All years · 1983 – 2022
| Year | Bangladesh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30.9 | −4.6% |
| 2016 | 32.4 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.1 | −3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.2 | −0.6% |
| 2000 | 33.4 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 32.9 | +19% |
| 1991 | 27.6 | −4.2% |
| 1988 | 28.8 | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 26.9 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 25.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1983 – 2022
Ranking · Countries
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income inequality (Gini) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Argentina | 40.7 | |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 30.9 | |
| 2 | Brazil | 51.9 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 38.2 | |
| 20 | Canada | 31.5 | |
| 6 | Chile | 43.2 | |
| 11 | China | 36.0 | |
| 1 | Colombia | 54.8 | |
| 26 | Czechia | 25.9 | |
| 3 | Ecuador | 45.5 | |
| 24 | Finland | 27.9 | |
| 21 | France | 31.2 | |
| 15 | Germany | 33.7 | |
| 18 | Greece | 33.4 | |
| 27 | India | 25.5 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 35.5 | |
| 16 | Italy | 33.7 | |
| 13 | Lebanon | 35.5 | |
| 10 | Lithuania | 36.6 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 43.5 | |
| 25 | Norway | 26.9 | |
| 23 | Poland | 28.9 | |
| 19 | Romania | 32.3 | |
| 14 | Russia | 33.9 | |
| 17 | Spain | 33.6 | |
| 4 | Türkiye | 44.5 | |
| 7 | United States | 41.7 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022
What it means
How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.
How it is calculated
Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.