Gini coefficient in Indonesia
Indonesia: Gini coefficient was 0.3443 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Indonesia, 1984–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in Indonesia is 0.3443, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Indonesia peaked at 0.3893 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2932, in 2003.
That places Indonesia 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.323 | — |
| 1987 | 0.3041 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3107 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3175 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3421 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3085 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3079 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3031 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3117 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3016 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2932 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3042 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.299 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3152 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3323 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3263 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3343 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3459 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3793 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3715 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3893 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3878 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3821 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3689 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3637 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3634 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3536 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3534 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.355 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3551 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3606 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3489 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3443 | -1.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.3443 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.3443 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3443, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3136 | 0.3041 | 0.323 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3174 | 0.3079 | 0.3421 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3121 | 0.2932 | 0.3343 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3705 | 0.3459 | 0.3893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3529 | 0.3443 | 0.3606 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 51 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3528 compare
- 52 Philippines 0.352 compare
- 53 Laos 0.3475 compare
- 55 Benin 0.344 compare
- 56 Italy 0.3434 compare
- 57 Montenegro 0.343 compare
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 gini coefficient in Indonesia?
- Gini coefficient in Indonesia was 0.3443 in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3893 in 2013.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2932 in 2003.
- How does Indonesia rank for gini coefficient?
- Indonesia ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. 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.