Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 15.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Bangladesh, 1983–2016
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bangladesh stood at 15.6%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bangladesh peaked at 16.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1983.
Bangladesh ranks 36th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2576 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5165 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3245 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3565 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bangladesh?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Bangladesh was 15.6% in 2016, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1983.
- How does Bangladesh rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.