Wealth and income percentiles in Indonesia
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Indonesia? Model estimates for 194.2 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Indonesia
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, IDR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | IDR 93,600,000 | USD 5,600 |
| Top 10% | IDR 960,000,000 | USD 57,400 |
| Top 5% | IDR 1,780,000,000 | USD 107,000 |
| Top 1% | IDR 4,070,000,000 | USD 243,000 |
| Top 0.1% | IDR 12,800,000,000 | USD 764,000 |
| Average (mean) | IDR 430,000,000 | USD 25,700 |
Income thresholds in Indonesia
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, IDR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | IDR 54,700,000 | USD 3,270 |
| Top 10% | IDR 202,000,000 | USD 12,100 |
| Top 5% | IDR 301,000,000 | USD 18,000 |
| Top 1% | IDR 770,000,000 | USD 46,100 |
| Top 0.1% | IDR 2,930,000,000 | USD 176,000 |
| Average (mean) | IDR 104,000,000 | USD 6,240 |
Indonesia in a global context
Indonesia has 3.51% of the world’s adults. About 2.5% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.04% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 1.3% and 0.10%.
The median adult in Indonesia is in the global top 59.6% by net worth and the global top 56.9% by income. Indonesia is home to about 0.15% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 3 | Country-specific WIR/WID estimates with broad wealth shares and means. Not a complete national individual distribution; large parts of the curve and extreme tail are modelled. |
| Income | 3 | Country-specific WIR/WID estimates with broad income shares and means. Not a direct official national wage/register distribution; thresholds between groups are modelled. |
- World Inequality Report 2026: Country Sheets
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
- World Inequality Report 2026: Country Sheets
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Indonesia?
About IDR 4,070,000,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about IDR 960,000,000.
What is the median income in Indonesia?
The median adult in Indonesia has a broad pre-tax economic income of about IDR 54,700,000 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Indonesia are in the global top 1%?
About 0.04% of adults in Indonesia are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.10% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Indonesia is 3/5 for net worth and 3/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.