Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 10.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
167th
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 1989
All-time low
6.5%
in 1965
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Indonesia, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 10.0% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Indonesia peaked at 20.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1965.
That places Indonesia 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1961 | 8.7% | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 7.5% | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 8.2% | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 6.5% | -36.5% |
| 1966 | 10.8% | +66.9% |
| 1967 | 9.3% | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 9.9% | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | +26.1% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 14.4% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 18.4% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 6.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 9.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 14.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 13.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 11.9% | 4 |
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Indonesia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Indonesia was 10.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1965.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Indonesia ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.