Bangladesh: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

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 Bangladesh

Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 1.90 USD a day

 Latest value 5.00
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1983 - 2022
 Average 28.13
 Min - Max 5.00 - 41.90
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 5 percent, a decline from 13.5 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 6.56 percent, based on data from 24 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1983 to 2022 is 28.13 percent. The minimum value, 5 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 41.9 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Bangladesh - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - Recent values chart

Historical series
Bangladesh - Poverty at 1.90 USD per day - historical chart - 1983-2022




Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

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 Gini inequality index 33.40 2022 index points
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 Top 10 percent income share 27.40 2022 percent
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