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Income inequality (Gini) in Bangladesh

1983 – 2022 · 10 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1983 – 2022

Income inequality (Gini), 1983 – 2022 index
−3.7% section.change_since

section.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

section.all_years · 1983 – 2022

YearBangladeshChange
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

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1983 – 2022

Ranking · Countries

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
26 Norway 26.4
25 Czechia 26.5
24 Finland 27.2
23 Netherlands 28.1
22 Germany 31.4
21 France 32.5
20 United Kingdom 32.7
19 Poland 33.1
18 Canada 33.8
17 Italy 34.9
16 Lithuania 35.3
15 Greece 36.1
14 Spain 36.2
13 Bulgaria 36.6
12 Romania 36.9
11 Indonesia 38.9
10 China 39.7
9 Türkiye 40.2
8 United States 40.9
7 Russia 40.9
6 Argentina 41.1
5 Chile 46.8
4 Ecuador 46.9
3 Honduras 50.0
2 Brazil 52.7
1 Colombia 53.5

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013

section.what

How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.

section.how

Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.