Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3093 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh is 0.3093, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3341 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2588, in 1983.
That places Bangladesh 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2588 | — |
| 1985 | 0.2692 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2885 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2757 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3294 | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3341 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.332 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3213 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3239 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3093 | -4.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.3093 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.3093 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3002, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2721 | 0.2588 | 0.2885 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3026 | 0.2757 | 0.3294 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.333 | 0.332 | 0.3341 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3226 | 0.3213 | 0.3239 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3093 | 0.3093 | 0.3093 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 0.3093 in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3341 in 2000.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2588 in 1983.
- How does Bangladesh rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.