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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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
27 Czechia 25.9
26 Finland 27.1
25 Norway 27.5
24 Netherlands 28.2
23 Germany 31.4
22 Poland 31.8
21 Egypt 31.8
20 France 32.7
19 United Kingdom 33.3
18 Canada 33.7
17 Italy 35.4
16 Romania 35.9
15 Greece 36.0
14 Spain 36.2
13 Russia 36.5
12 Lithuania 37.4
11 Indonesia 38.2
10 China 38.6
9 Bulgaria 38.6
8 United States 41.5
7 Türkiye 42.9
6 Philippines 44.6
5 Chile 45.3
4 Ecuador 46.0
3 Honduras 49.2
2 Brazil 51.9
1 Colombia 52.0

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

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.