Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Indonesia, 1984–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Indonesia stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 25.2% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Indonesia peaked at 86.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2025.
That places Indonesia 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 66.2% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 37.9% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 10.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.0% | 9.8% | 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1346 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1229 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1229 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2364 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Indonesia?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Indonesia was 4.0% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Indonesia ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. 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 Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.