Edy Mahmud

BPS Deputy for Balance Sheet and Statistical Analysis

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Indonesia cuts extreme poverty from 75% to under 2% in four decades

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Announced March 2026 poverty data showing rate at 8.07%

In 1984, three-quarters of Indonesians lived on less than $2.15 a day. By 2023, that share was below 2% — extreme poverty fell from 120 million people to 5 million.

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