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

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.