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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
7 Argentina 41.4
1 Brazil 53.3
9 Bulgaria 40.4
20 Canada 33.3
4 Chile 45.3
10 China 39.0
2 Colombia 50.9
29 Czechia 24.9
5 Ecuador 44.7
23 Egypt 31.5
27 Finland 27.4
22 France 31.6
11 Gabon 38.0
24 Germany 31.3
19 Greece 34.4
3 Honduras 49.4
13 Indonesia 36.4
15 Italy 35.9
12 Lithuania 37.3
26 Netherlands 28.5
28 Norway 27.0
25 Poland 29.7
14 Romania 36.0
16 Russia 35.5
17 South Korea 34.9
18 Spain 34.7
6 Türkiye 43.5
21 United Kingdom 32.6
8 United States 41.4

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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.