Why Are the Poverty Rates According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) and the World Bank So Disparate? Here's the Answer!
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On social media and in the news, netizens are currently discussing the discrepancy between the poverty figures for Indonesia released by the World Bank and the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). Previously, the World Bank stated that 64.2 percent of Indonesia's population lived below the poverty line. Meanwhile, BPS reported that Indonesia's poverty rate in March 2026 was recorded at 8.07 percent. Lecturer […] The article "BPS and World Bank Pover…
Perbedaan angka kemiskinan Indonesia yang dirilis BPS dan Bank Dunia menghasilkan angka terpaut cukup jauh, meski keduanya menggunakan data dan pendekatan yang berbeda.
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released a report on the national poverty rate as of March 2026 at 8.07 percent on August 5, 2026.
The discrepancy between Indonesia's poverty figures from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) and the World Bank has raised questions among the public. These discrepancies have now been answered.
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