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Income share held by third 20%

Bangladesh · 1983–2022 · Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB)

Latest (2022)16.5
Earliest (1983)17.9
Change since 1983−1.4
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB), via World Bank WDI (SI.DST.03RD.20)
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

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World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB), via World Bank WDI (SI.DST.03RD.20)
Data updated
October 24, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1983–2022 (10 data points)
World Bank code
SI.DST.03RD.20
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CC BY 4.0

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World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB), via World Bank WDI (SI.DST.03RD.20). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-income-share-q3 (data updated October 24, 2026).

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YearValue
202216.5
201616.1
201016
200515.6
200015.6
199515.7
199117.3
198817
198517.2
198317.9