September 2022, Poverty Line in West Java Rp. 355,170 per Capita per Month

The per capita food poverty line in West Java Province was Rp. 355,170 per capita per month in 2022. This figure is up by Rp. 20,948 compared to the previous semester's data, which was recorded at Rp. 334,220 per capita per month.

The poverty line in West Java this September increased higher than the previous period. Historically, the province recorded its lowest growth two years ago in September 2020, at 1.29 percent. This year, the poverty line in West Java grew by 6.27 percent.

The Poverty Line (PL) reflects the minimum rupiah expenditure needed by a person to meet their basic needs for a month, including both food and non-food needs.

The poverty line consists of two components. The food poverty line is the minimum expenditure for food needs, equivalent to 2100 kilocalories per capita per day. The non-food poverty line is the minimum expenditure for non-food needs such as housing, clothing, education, and health.

As stated in the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, the highest semester-on-semester growth of the poverty line in this province in seven years was 6.27 percent, and the lowest was 0.95 percent, with an upward trend in the poverty line. This year's poverty line growth still shows a higher figure than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on island, West Java Province's poverty line ranks eighth out of a total of nine provinces in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara. Compared to the national average, growth in this province is recorded as higher.

The following is a list of poverty lines in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara:

• 1. DKI Jakarta: Rp. 534,820
• 2. Banten: Rp. 433,370
• 3. DI Yogyakarta: Rp. 398,360
• 4. East Nusa Tenggara: Rp. 380,570
• 5. East Java: Rp. 368,770
• 6. West Nusa Tenggara: Rp. 367,540
• 7. Bali: Rp. 357,640
• 8. West Java: Rp. 355,170
• 9. Central Java: Rp. 349,520