Income share held by lowest 20% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Income share held by lowest 20% was 8.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 20% in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 8.8% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Bangladesh peaked at 10.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 21st out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.7% | — |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.16 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,408 (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 revenues vs income inequality 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Bangladesh?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Bangladesh was 8.8% in 2022, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.