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The Jakarta Provincial Statistics Agency (BPS DKI Jakarta) recorded an increase in the proportion of income earned by the top 20% of the economy in Jakarta. The percentage reached 48.05% in September 2020, up from 47.01% in September 2019 and 47.25% in March 2020. A decrease in the proportion of income occurred in the middle 40% group, falling from 35.1% in March 2020 to 34.42% in September 2020. Meanwhile, the proportion of income for the lower 40% group increased from 17.25% in March 2020 to 17.53% in September 2020.
The proportion of income relative to the total population within an economic class is an indicator of inequality according to the World Bank. According to the World Bank, if the proportion of income of the lowest 40% of the population is below 12%, then income inequality is high. If the proportion is between 12-17%, it falls into the category of moderate income inequality. Meanwhile, if the proportion is above 17%, it is categorized as low income inequality.
Therefore, based on this latest data, income inequality in DKI Jakarta falls into the low category.
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