Poverty Remains Concentrated in Maluku and Papua

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12/01/2017 13:23 WIB

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Poverty Rate by Region, September 2016

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The 2016 National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) indicates that the highest percentage of the poor population is in Maluku and Papua, at 21.98 percent, while the lowest percentage is in Kalimantan, at 6.45 percent. Other regions, namely Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Bali-Nusa Tenggara, recorded poverty rates of 10.09, 10.97, 11.03, and 14.72 percent respectively.

The central government has undertaken several initiatives to improve development and the economic sector in Maluku and Papua. Despite recording the highest economic growth in the third quarter of 2016, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) shows that this region remains the area with the highest poverty rate.

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