Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.1% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Bangladesh 79th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -64.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +56.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 77 Jamaica 0.1% compare
- 77 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 79 Bolivia 0.1% compare
- 79 Maldives 0.1% compare
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% compare
- 82 Georgia 0.1% compare
- 82 Guatemala 0.1% compare
- 82 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
- 82 Suriname 0.1% compare
- 82 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 82 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.1% compare
- 82 Albania 0.1% 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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bangladesh?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Bangladesh was 0.1% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Bangladesh ranks 79th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).