Yogyakarta Remains the Province with the Highest Inequality, but the Trend is Decreasing
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that Yogyakarta has the highest level of inequality in Indonesia. However, Yogyakarta has made progress in reducing this inequality.
Yogyakarta experienced the highest inequality since March 2018. Its Gini ratio reached 0.441 in March 2021.
This Gini ratio then decreased to 0.436 in September 2021. The September 2021 Gini ratio recorded the lowest figure since the pandemic arrived in Indonesia in 2020.
By region, a decrease in inequality also occurred in rural and urban areas. The urban Gini ratio was 0.443 in September 2021, down from 0.448 in March 2021.
Meanwhile, inequality in rural areas was lower than in urban areas. The inequality index in rural areas was 0.325 in September 2021. This figure decreased from 0.334 in March 2021.
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