Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Indonesia
Indonesia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 37.4% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Indonesia, 1972–2009
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2009, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Indonesia stood at 37.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Indonesia peaked at 78.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2004.
Indonesia ranks 21st of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 44.9% | — |
| 1973 | 48.1% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 65.5% | +36.0% |
| 1975 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 71.5% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 78.0% | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 72.5% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 76.9% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 73.6% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 66.1% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 40.4% | -39.0% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 55.9% | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 57.5% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 53.9% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 47.4% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -48.4% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +12.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 37.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 37.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.7%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.0% | 44.9% | 71.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 40.4% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 46.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.2% | 37.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More public sector data for Indonesia
- Arms imports 186.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6561 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 186.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 38.95 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 11.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Indonesia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Indonesia was 37.4% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2004.
- How does Indonesia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Indonesia ranks 21st out of 153 countries with data for 2009.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.