#Poverty
Govt raises 2026 social protection budget, focusing on basic needs, poverty reduction
Minister of Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has announced that the government will increase the social protection budget by 8.6 percent year-on-year to Rp508.2 trillion (US$31.5 billion) in 2026, the majority of which − about 62 percent − will be allocated for basic needs programs worth Rp315.5 trillion.
President Prabowo calls for inclusive economic model to address inequality
President Prabowo Subianto has shed light on the root causes of Indonesia's current economic disparity, emphasizing the urgent need for state intervention to ensure more equitable distribution of national wealth.
World Bank poverty line revision classifies 68.3 percent of Indonesians as poor
The World Bank has introduced a new global poverty threshold for upper-middle-income countries (UMICs), classifying Indonesians earning below US$8.30 (about Rp135,000) per day in 2021 PPP per month as poor and therefore suggesting 68.3 percent of the country’s population falls under the poverty line.
Majority of Indonesians fall below Upper-Middle-Income poverty line: World Bank
Despite being officially categorized as an upper-middle-income country, Indonesia still faces a stark poverty challenge, with more than half of its population living below the poverty line for countries in the same income bracket, according to the latest Macro Poverty Outlook published by the World Bank in April 2025.
Indonesia strives to tackle extreme poverty of 3.1 million people
Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment, Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, says that the government is currently focusing on addressing the problem of extreme poverty and will provide assistance in stages to help the Indonesian poor.