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

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.