How has poverty in Indonesia trended since 1970?

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Percentage and Number of Poor People in Indonesia (1970-2017)

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Percentage and Number of Poor People in Indonesia (1970-2017)

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Indonesia's poverty rate shows a declining trend from 1970 to 2017. Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (Badan Pusat Statistik), the poverty rate reached 60 percent of the population in 1970, with 70 million people living below the poverty line.

In 1996, the poverty rate decreased to 11.3 percent of the population, with the number of poor people falling to 27.2 million. However, due to the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998, the poverty rate increased to 24.2 percent of the population, with 49.5 million people living in poverty.

After the crisis subsided, the poverty rate again showed a downward trend and reached its lowest level in September 2017 at 10.12 percent of the total population, or 26.58 million people. Government development programs and economic growth of around 5 percent effectively reduced the number of people living in poverty.

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