Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.92 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.92
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
17th
of 76 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2010
All-time low
0.4444
in 1999
Years of data
7
1999–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh, 1999–2016

00.250.50.7511.21999200720161999: 0.4442000: 0.52005: 0.7672010: 1.22013: 1.12015: 0.9552016: 0.92

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh is 0.92, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh peaked at 1.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4444, in 1999.

Bangladesh ranks 17th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh, 1999 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1999 0.4444
2000 0.5 +12.5%
2005 0.7672 +53.4%
2010 1.2 +56.4%
2013 1.1 -8.3%
2015 0.9545 -13.2%
2016 0.92 -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4444 0.4444 0.4444 1
2000s 0.6336 0.5 0.7672 2
2010s 1.04 0.92 1.2 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 14 Georgia 0.9488 compare
  2. 15 Ecuador 0.9425 compare
  3. 16 Mongolia 0.9333 compare
  4. 18 Paraguay 0.91 compare
  5. 19 Venezuela 0.8948 compare
  6. 20 Slovenia 0.8872 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh was 0.92 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2010.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4444 in 1999.
How does Bangladesh rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Bangladesh ranks 17th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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