Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Indonesia
Indonesia: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 3.43 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Indonesia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 3.43 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Indonesia peaked at 6.71 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -1.35, in 2020.
Indonesia ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.63 | — |
| 2001 | 2.59 | +58.9% |
| 2002 | 4.94 | +90.7% |
| 2003 | 3.42 | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 3.91 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 6.71 | +71.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6 | -46.3% |
| 2007 | 1.99 | -44.7% |
| 2008 | 3.15 | +58.3% |
| 2009 | 2.29 | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2 | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 3.51 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.88 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 4.86 | +68.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4 | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 4.02 | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 3.82 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.56 | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 3.01 | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 1.96 | -34.9% |
| 2020 | -1.35 | -168.9% |
| 2021 | 4.54 | -436.3% |
| 2022 | 1.93 | -57.5% |
| 2023 | 2.19 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 3.66 | +67.1% |
| 2025 | 3.43 | -6.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 3.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 3.43 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +436.3% | -1.35 | 4.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.42 | 1.63 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.32 | 1.96 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | -1.35 | 4.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 32 Philippines 3.66 compare
- 33 Cape Verde 3.59 compare
- 34 Maldives 3.47 compare
- 36 Mauritius 3.4 compare
- 37 Argentina 3.25 compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 3.23 compare
- 38 Tonga 3.23 compare
More work & labour data for Indonesia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3533 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4033 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8065 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 234,105 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 87,446 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 147,430 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 148,081 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 295,511 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Indonesia?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Indonesia was 3.43 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 in 2005.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Indonesia ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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