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High Prices of Basic Necessities, Main Problem for Indonesian Citizens in October 2025

Akbar Ridwan 20/10/2025 10:50 WIB

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According to a Poltracking survey, the main problem faced by the Indonesian people in October 2025 is the high cost of basic necessities.

The Most Pressing Issue Faced by Indonesian Society (October 2025)

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The main problem currently faced by Indonesian society is the high price of basic necessities.

This is evident from Poltracking Indonesia's survey report titled "Evaluation of 1 Year Performance of the Prabowo-Gibran Government".

In October 2025, 36.7% of respondents considered the price of basic necessities as a problem that must be immediately addressed.

"The issue that should perhaps be a focus for the future performance of the government and cabinet members is the high price of basic necessities; this is the highest [concern]," said Poltracking Indonesia Executive Director, Hanta Yuda Rasyid, when presenting the survey results in Jakarta, Sunday (October 19, 2025).

Besides the price of basic necessities, other issues with a significant percentage include poverty and difficulty finding employment.

Here are the details of the problems faced by the public in October 2025, according to Poltracking Indonesia's survey:

High price of basic necessities: 36.7%
Poverty: 19.7%
Difficulty finding employment: 10.3%
Corruption eradication: 6.1%
Infrastructure development/improvement: 4.9%
High cost of basic-secondary education: 3.5%
High cost of medical treatment/healthcare: 3.4%
Inadequate facilities/transportation: 1.8%
Security/order: 1.4%
Difficulty obtaining business capital: 1.3%
Low quality of education: 1.1%
Environmental damage: 0.9%
Freedom of expression: 0.9%
Dynastic politics: 0.7%
Foreign debt: 0.7%
Rupiah exchange rate against foreign currencies: 0.4%
Social conflict (issues related to SARA - ethnicity, religion, race, intergroup relations): 0.4%
Difficulty in administrative/bureaucratic permit processing: 0.4%
Prevalence of foreign workers: 0.1%
Others: 1.9%
Don't know/No answer: 3.4%

Poltracking conducted this survey face-to-face from October 3-10, 2025, involving 1,220 respondents aged 17 and above, spread across all provinces in Indonesia.

This survey used a multistage random sampling method with a margin of error of plus/minus 2.9% and a confidence level of 95%.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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