Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Indonesia
Indonesia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5768 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.423 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1229 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1229 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1346 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2364 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Indonesia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5876 in 1996.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4841 in 1999.
- How does Indonesia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Indonesia ranks 25th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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.