Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia

Indonesia: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.401 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.401
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
22nd
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.489
in 2015
All-time low
0.356
in 2003
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia, 1996–2023

00.10.20.30.40.51996200920231996: 0.3961997: 0.3961998: 0.4021999: 0.3962000: 0.3872001: 0.3842002: 0.3652003: 0.3562004: 0.3682005: 0.3682006: 0.3952007: 0.4222008: 0.4322009: 0.4372010: 0.432011: 0.472012: 0.4552013: 0.4582014: 0.4682015: 0.4892016: 0.4182017: 0.4392018: 0.4262019: 0.4162020: 0.4192021: 0.4142022: 0.4092023: 0.401

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2023, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia stood at 0.401.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia peaked at 0.489 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.356, in 2003.

Indonesia ranks 22nd of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+) in Indonesia, 1996 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1996 0.396
1997 0.396 +0.0%
1998 0.402 +1.5%
1999 0.396 -1.5%
2000 0.387 -2.3%
2001 0.384 -0.8%
2002 0.365 -4.9%
2003 0.356 -2.5%
2004 0.368 +3.4%
2005 0.368 +0.0%
2006 0.395 +7.3%
2007 0.422 +6.8%
2008 0.432 +2.4%
2009 0.437 +1.2%
2010 0.43 -1.6%
2011 0.47 +9.3%
2012 0.455 -3.2%
2013 0.458 +0.7%
2014 0.468 +2.2%
2015 0.489 +4.5%
2016 0.418 -14.5%
2017 0.439 +5.0%
2018 0.426 -3.0%
2019 0.416 -2.3%
2020 0.419 +0.7%
2021 0.414 -1.2%
2022 0.409 -1.2%
2023 0.401 -2.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.401 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.401 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.315, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3975 0.396 0.402 4
2000s 0.3914 0.356 0.437 10
2010s 0.4469 0.416 0.489 10
2020s 0.4108 0.401 0.419 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 19 India 0.432 compare
  2. 20 Guatemala 0.424 compare
  3. 20 Honduras 0.424 compare
  4. 23 Bulgaria 0.398 compare
  5. 24 Panama 0.395 compare
  6. 25 Argentina 0.394 compare

See the full ranking of 93 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia?
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Indonesia was 0.401 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.489 in 2015.
What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.356 in 2003.
How does Indonesia rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
Indonesia ranks 22nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
93 places, 1,587 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.