Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 3.42 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.42
World rank
85th
of 120 countries
All-time high
3.42
in 2022
All-time low
1.67
in 1988
Years of data
10
1983–2022

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh, 1983–2022

01231983200220221983: 1.71985: 1.91988: 1.71991: 1.71995: 1.92000: 1.92005: 2.22010: 2.32016: 2.52022: 3.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh stood at 3.42. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh peaked at 3.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.67, in 1988.

That places Bangladesh 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh, 1983 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1983 1.71
1985 1.93 +12.9%
1988 1.67 -13.6%
1991 1.71 +2.4%
1995 1.89 +10.8%
2000 1.92 +1.3%
2005 2.15 +12.3%
2010 2.33 +8.3%
2016 2.51 +7.6%
2022 3.42 +36.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.77 1.67 1.93 3
1990s 1.8 1.71 1.89 2
2000s 2.03 1.92 2.15 2
2010s 2.42 2.33 2.51 2
2020s 3.42 3.42 3.42 1

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 82 Indonesia 3.66 compare
  2. 83 Nicaragua 3.52 compare
  3. 84 Tajikistan 3.44 compare
  4. 86 India 3.4 compare
  5. 87 Colombia 3.31 compare
  6. 88 Laos 3.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Bangladesh was 3.42 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 3.42 in 2022.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1.67 in 1988.
How does Bangladesh rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Bangladesh ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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