01.03.01. Strength of the economy | Indonesia

01.03.01. Strength of the economy | Indonesia

12 Apr 2022

According to the World Bank, Indonesia is an emerging middle-income country and ‘the world’s 10th largest country in terms of purchasing power parity and an annual growth rate of 5.6% (Agustina et al., 2019, p.78; World Bank, 2019a). Since 1999, the poverty rate has reduced by more than half to 9.8% in 2018. Substantial progress has also been made with regards to GDP. Between the years 2000 and 2018, Indonesia’s GDP per capita steadily increased from $807 to $3,877 (World Bank, 2019a).

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World Bank. (2019a). Indonesia. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/indonesia/overview