Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bangladesh, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 23.9% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Bangladesh peaked at 43.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1980.
That places Bangladesh 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 1910s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 1920s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 1930s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 1950s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1960s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 43.8% | 43.8% | 43.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 23.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 23.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 5 |
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 wealth share of the richest 1% in Bangladesh?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Bangladesh was 23.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Bangladesh ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.