Jokowi's First Term: 2.6 Million Fewer Poor People

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 17/10/2019 14:30 WIB

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When the government removed fuel subsidies in 2015, the number of impoverished people temporarily rose to 28.59 million.

Number and Percentage of Poor Population during Jokowi's Era (September 2014 - March 2019)

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Number and Percentage of Poor Population during Jokowi's Era (September 2014 - March 2019)

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Poverty rates during the first five years of President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) administration show a downward trend, as seen in the graph. Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) indicates that in 2014, the number of poor people reached 27.73 million, or approximately 10.96 percent of the total population.

When the government removed fuel subsidies in 2015, the number of poor people temporarily increased to 28.59 million. However, it gradually decreased until 2019.

(Read databoks: Economy Grows Around 5%, Unemployment, Poverty, and Inequality Rates Decline)

As of March 2019, the number of poor people was 25.14 million. This is a decrease of 2.59 million compared to September 2014, a month before Jokowi took office. Similarly, the poverty rate fell by 155 basis points to 9.41 percent.

(Read Databoks: Which Province Has the Highest Poverty Rate?)

Editor : Aria W. Yudhistira

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