How does Bangladesh rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Bangladesh

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Bangladesh
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5167 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

0.5167

World rank

55th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.5549

in 2005

All-time low

0.4653

in 1983

Years of data

1983–2016

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Bangladesh, 1983–2016

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Bangladesh is 0.5167, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5549 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4653, in 1983.

That places Bangladesh 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.4857	0.4653	0.5044	3
1990s	0.5142	0.4859	0.5425	2
2000s	0.5495	0.5441	0.5549	2
2010s	0.5255	0.5167	0.5343	2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

52 Guinea-Bissau 0.5238 compare
53 Israel 0.5191 compare
54 China 0.5185 compare
55 Tajikistan 0.5167 compare
57 Iran 0.5149 compare
58 Georgia 0.5108 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.487 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.5% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1263 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1263 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1385 (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3594 (2023)

All data for Bangladesh →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Bangladesh?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Bangladesh was 0.5167 in 2016, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 0.5549 in 2005.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4653 in 1983.
How does Bangladesh rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.