Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Poverty gap index extreme poverty was 0.9683 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9683
World rank
43rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
14.13
in 1991
All-time low
0.9683
in 2022
Years of data
10
1983–2022
Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap index extreme poverty in Bangladesh stood at 0.9683. 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 extreme poverty in Bangladesh peaked at 14.13 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9683, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.11 | 9.68 | 14.04 | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.38 | 10.62 | 14.13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.62 | 6.93 | 10.32 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.44 | 3.82 | 5.05 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9683 | 0.9683 | 0.9683 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 40 Tajikistan 1.13 compare
- 41 Brazil 1.02 compare
- 42 Ecuador 0.9934 compare
- 44 Georgia 0.919 compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 0.844
- 46 United States 0.8208 compare
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.29 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.53 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1263 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1385 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3594 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index extreme poverty in Bangladesh?
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty in Bangladesh was 0.9683 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 in 1991.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9683 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for poverty gap index extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap index extreme poverty 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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