Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Indonesia
Indonesia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5768 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Indonesia, 1984–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.5768 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Indonesia peaked at 0.5876 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4841, in 1999.
That places Indonesia 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5275 | — |
| 1987 | 0.5595 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5662 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5662 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5752 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.582 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5876 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5422 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5006 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4841 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4855 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4871 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.491 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4899 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5077 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5128 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5059 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5166 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5644 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5776 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5374 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5497 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5424 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5351 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5351 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.547 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5303 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5238 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5768 | +10.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.5768 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.5768 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5317, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5435 | 0.5275 | 0.5595 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5505 | 0.4841 | 0.5876 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5138 | 0.4855 | 0.5776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.542 | 0.5238 | 0.5768 | 9 |
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 income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Indonesia?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Indonesia was 0.5768 in 2018, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5876 in 1996.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4841 in 1999.
- How does Indonesia rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Indonesia ranks 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Indonesia 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 Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.