Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Indonesia
Indonesia: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Indonesia, 1984–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.6% for poverty gap index at $3 a day in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.9% on the previous year and down 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Indonesia peaked at 41.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 54th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 41.7% | — |
| 1987 | 40.7% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | -21.2% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | +45.9% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -40.1% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -40.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +27.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -25.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -25.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.2% | 40.7% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 21.5% | 35.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 9.6% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Indonesia?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Indonesia was 0.6% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Indonesia ranks 54th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).