Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 20.46 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Bangladesh, 1983–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Bangladesh stood at 20.46. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Bangladesh peaked at 77.82 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.46, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd 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.
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 77.32 | — |
| 1985 | 71.91 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 77.51 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 77.82 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.62 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 66.46 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 59.02 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 52.13 | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 44.75 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 20.46 | -54.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.58 | 71.91 | 77.51 | 3 |
| 1990s | 73.72 | 69.62 | 77.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.74 | 59.02 | 66.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.44 | 44.75 | 52.13 | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.46 | 20.46 | 20.46 | 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 share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Bangladesh?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Bangladesh was 20.46 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 77.82 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.46 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. 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 Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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