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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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
6 Argentina 41.8
2 Brazil 52.1
12 Bulgaria 37.4
19 Canada 33.2
9 China 39.2
1 Colombia 53.6
29 Czechia 25.9
5 Ecuador 45.0
27 Finland 26.8
23 France 32.3
25 Germany 30.8
17 Greece 35.8
3 Honduras 49.9
10 Indonesia 38.8
18 Italy 34.7
20 Liberia 33.2
11 Lithuania 37.7
4 Mexico 48.9
26 Netherlands 28.6
28 Norway 26.8
22 Poland 32.8
16 Romania 36.0
13 Russia 36.9
24 South Korea 31.2
15 Spain 36.1
8 Türkiye 41.2
21 United Kingdom 33.1
7 United States 41.7
14 Yemen 36.7

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

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.