Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5167 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bangladesh, 1983–2016
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.5167 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2016.
That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5549 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4653, in 1983.
Bangladesh ranks 55th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.4653 | — |
| 1985 | 0.4874 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5044 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4859 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5425 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5441 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5549 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5343 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5167 | -3.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.5167 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5666, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bangladesh?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5549 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4653 in 1983.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.