Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia

Indonesia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
16.4%
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
36th
of 120 countries
All-time high
94.6%
in 1987
All-time low
16.4%
in 2025
Years of data
33
1984–2025

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia, 1984–2025

204060801001984200420251984: 94.3 %1987: 94.6 %1990: 90.5 %1993: 90.1 %1996: 84.1 %1998: 92.8 %1999: 85.1 %2000: 84.3 %2001: 81.9 %2002: 73.1 %2003: 71.3 %2004: 71.7 %2005: 68.6 %2006: 71.8 %2007: 66 %2008: 63.4 %2009: 63.8 %2010: 56.7 %2011: 53.6 %2012: 49.9 %2013: 49.7 %2014: 47.7 %2015: 43.4 %2016: 38.7 %2017: 34.1 %2018: 30.3 %2019: 28.3 %2020: 26.4 %2021: 24.2 %2022: 23.7 %2023: 21.9 %2024: 19.8 %2025: 16.4 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia is 16.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia peaked at 94.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2025.

That places Indonesia 36th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 94.4% 94.3% 94.6% 2
1990s 88.5% 84.1% 92.8% 5
2000s 71.6% 63.4% 84.3% 10
2010s 43.2% 28.3% 56.7% 10
2020s 22.1% 16.4% 26.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Indonesia was 16.4% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 1987.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2025.
How does Indonesia rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
Indonesia ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.