Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bangladesh stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bangladesh peaked at 14.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 43rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.6% | — |
| 1985 | 9.7% | -23.3% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | +45.1% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -74.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 39% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3%, 2.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.9% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 40 Tajikistan 1.1% compare
- 41 Brazil 1.0% compare
- 42 Ecuador 1.0% compare
- 44 Georgia 0.9% compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 0.8%
- 46 United States 0.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bangladesh?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Bangladesh was 1.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Bangladesh ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).