{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-gini-index/","title":"Bangladesh Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2022)","description":"Bangladesh's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 30.9 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2022, -4.6% vs 2016.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Bangladesh","2022"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bangladesh","temporal_coverage":"1983/2022","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Gini Index (Income Inequality)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=BD"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1983–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"10"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bangladesh"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bangladesh (2022)","value":"30.9","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-4.6% vs 2016"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"-4.6%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"1983","value":25.9},{"period":"1985","value":26.9},{"period":"1988","value":28.8},{"period":"1991","value":27.6},{"period":"1995","value":32.9},{"period":"2000","value":33.4},{"period":"2005","value":33.2},{"period":"2010","value":32.1},{"period":"2016","value":32.4},{"period":"2022","value":30.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"30.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2016","value":"32.4","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2010","value":"32.1","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2005","value":"33.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2000","value":"33.4","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1995","value":"32.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1991","value":"27.6","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1988","value":"28.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1985","value":"26.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1983","value":"25.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in Bangladesh over time. Lower values indicate more equal income distribution. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1983–2022 (10 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 33.4 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 25.9 in 1983. The latest reading of 30.9 in 2022 represents a change of -1.5."}]}