Gender Inequality Index in Indonesia
Indonesia: Gender Inequality Index was 0.423 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Indonesia stood at 0.423.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Indonesia peaked at 0.606 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.422, in 2022.
Indonesia ranks 63rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.606 | — |
| 1991 | 0.604 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.596 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.583 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.581 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.577 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.575 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.57 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.566 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.556 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.575 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.573 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.574 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.568 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.552 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.55 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.544 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.536 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.534 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.505 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.494 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.501 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.489 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.482 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.477 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.471 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.455 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.444 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.436 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.429 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.425 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.422 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.423 | +0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.423 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.423 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5814 | 0.556 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5511 | 0.505 | 0.575 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4731 | 0.436 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4247 | 0.422 | 0.429 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,829 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0857 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.31 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Indonesia?
- Gender inequality index in Indonesia was 0.423 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.606 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.422 in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for gender inequality index?
- Indonesia ranks 63rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.