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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
28 Netherlands 26.0
27 Czechia 26.2
26 Finland 27.1
25 Norway 28.4
24 Poland 28.5
23 Canada 29.9
22 France 30.7
21 Germany 32.5
20 South Korea 32.7
19 United Kingdom 32.7
18 Greece 33.6
17 Russia 33.7
16 Romania 34.6
15 Spain 34.9
14 Italy 35.2
13 Indonesia 35.3
12 Lithuania 36.0
11 China 37.1
10 United States 40.0
9 Bulgaria 40.5
8 Argentina 42.7
7 Türkiye 43.0
6 Mexico 44.6
5 Congo - Kinshasa 44.7
4 Chile 47.0
3 Ecuador 47.3
2 Brazil 48.8
1 Colombia 54.4

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

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.