Prosperity gap in Indonesia
Indonesia: Prosperity gap was 4.56 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap 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 prosperity gap in Indonesia is 4.56, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Indonesia peaked at 19.33 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2025.
That places Indonesia 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19.33 | — |
| 1987 | 18.31 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 15.11 | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 15.02 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 13.02 | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 16.82 | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 12.22 | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 12.18 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.65 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5 | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 9.45 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.57 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 9.06 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 8.72 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 8.73 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.14 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 7.73 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.24 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.03 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.76 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 5.89 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.59 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.41 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.26 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.97 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 4.56 | -5.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 4.56 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.67, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 4.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4, 1.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +29.2% | 13.02 | 16.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.82 | 18.31 | 19.33 | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.44 | 12.22 | 16.82 | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.79 | 8.72 | 12.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 | 5.41 | 8.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 | 4.56 | 5.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 34 Bangladesh 4.96 compare
- 35 Guatemala 4.79 compare
- 36 Colombia 4.65 compare
- 38 Tajikistan 4.4 compare
- 39 Kyrgyzstan 4.38 compare
- 40 Nicaragua 4.17 compare
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Indonesia?
- Prosperity gap in Indonesia was 4.56 in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.33 in 1984.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for prosperity gap?
- Indonesia ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.