Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
18th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2010
All-time low
0.7097
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.250.50.7511.22005201020162005: 0.712010: 1.12013: 1.12015: 0.9552016: 0.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.9 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in 2016.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh peaked at 1.14 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7097, in 2005.

Bangladesh ranks 18th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 0.7097
2010 1.14 +61.0%
2013 1.1 -3.8%
2015 0.9545 -13.2%
2016 0.9 -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7097 0.7097 0.7097 1
2010s 1.02 0.9 1.14 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 15 Ecuador 0.9238 compare
  2. 16 Jordan 0.9211 compare
  3. 17 Paraguay 0.9026 compare
  4. 19 Malta 0.8894 compare
  5. 20 Turkey 0.8864 compare
  6. 21 Slovenia 0.8833 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh was 0.9 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2010.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7097 in 2005.
How does Bangladesh rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
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