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The number of impoverished people in Indonesia reached its highest level in 1970, totaling 70 million. Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) shows a gradual decline to 22.5 million in 1996. According to the BPS, impoverished individuals are those whose average per capita monthly expenditure falls below the poverty line.
The 1998 Asian financial crisis triggered a resurgence in poverty in Indonesia, exceeding 49 million people. Soaring inflation and job losses fueled this increase in poverty figures until 1999. However, since the reform era, poverty has declined again, reaching 28.01 million in March 2016.
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