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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
1 Brazil 53.9
2 Colombia 51.6
3 Honduras 48.9
4 Mexico 46.0
5 Ecuador 45.4
6 Türkiye 42.4
7 Philippines 42.3
8 United States 41.8
9 Argentina 41.7
10 Bulgaria 41.3
11 China 38.5
12 Indonesia 36.3
13 Romania 35.8
14 Lithuania 35.7
15 Sierra Leone 35.7
16 Russia 35.3
17 Italy 35.2
18 Spain 34.7
19 United Kingdom 33.7
20 South Korea 33.7
21 Greece 32.9
22 Canada 32.5
23 France 32.4
24 Germany 31.9
25 Poland 30.2
26 Netherlands 28.1
27 Norway 27.6
28 Finland 27.3
29 Czechia 25.0

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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.