Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Indonesia

Indonesia: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9387 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9387
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
12th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9387
in 2020
All-time low
0.6973
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Indonesia, 2008–2020

00.20.40.60.812008201420202008: 0.6972009: 0.7322010: 0.8442011: 0.8482012: 0.9272013: 0.9172014: 0.9322015: 0.932016: 0.8262017: 0.8342018: 0.8812019: 0.8972020: 0.939

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.9387 for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Indonesia peaked at 0.9387 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6973, in 2008.

That places Indonesia 12th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Indonesia, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6973
2009 0.7319 +5.0%
2010 0.8442 +15.3%
2011 0.8483 +0.5%
2012 0.9272 +9.3%
2013 0.917 -1.1%
2014 0.9323 +1.7%
2015 0.9302 -0.2%
2016 0.8263 -11.2%
2017 0.8338 +0.9%
2018 0.8806 +5.6%
2019 0.8967 +1.8%
2020 0.9387 +4.7%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.9387 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 2.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.9387 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8444, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7146 0.6973 0.7319 2
2010s 0.8837 0.8263 0.9323 10
2020s 0.9387 0.9387 0.9387 1

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 9 Kenya 0.9763 compare
  2. 10 Australia 0.9638 compare
  3. 11 Georgia 0.9585 compare
  4. 13 Norway 0.9266 compare
  5. 14 Mauritius 0.8714 compare
  6. 15 Brazil 0.8449 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Indonesia?
Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Indonesia was 0.9387 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9387 in 2020.
What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6973 in 2008.
How does Indonesia rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Indonesia ranks 12th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
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