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Income inequality (Gini) in Bangladesh

1983 – 2022 · 10 data points 22 of 27 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1983 – 2022

Income inequality (Gini), 1983 – 2022 index
−3.7% since 2010

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

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

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1983 – 2022

Ranking · Countries

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
1 Colombia 55.1
2 Brazil 52.9
3 Ecuador 45.8
4 Türkiye 44.4
5 Argentina 42.4
6 Philippines 40.7
7 United States 39.7
8 Bulgaria 39.0
9 Lithuania 36.7
10 China 35.8
11 Indonesia 35.5
12 Russia 35.1
13 Italy 34.8
14 Spain 33.9
15 Romania 33.9
16 Germany 33.6
17 Greece 32.9
18 South Korea 32.9
19 United Kingdom 32.4
20 France 31.5
21 Canada 31.1
22 Norway 29.1
23 Egypt 28.5
24 Poland 28.5
25 Finland 27.7
26 Czechia 26.2
27 Netherlands 25.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

What it means

How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.

How it is calculated

Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.