2014 Edition
CIA World Factbook 2014 Archive (HTML)
Introduction
Background
- The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949. A period of sometimes unruly parliamentary democracy ended in 1957 when President SOEKARNO declared martial law and instituted "Guided Democracy." After an abortive coup in 1965 by alleged communist sympathizers, SOEKARNO was gradually eased from power. From 1967 until 1988, President SUHARTO ruled Indonesia with his "New Order" government. After rioting toppled Suharto in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement.
- The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent nego
- alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement.
Geography
Area
- 1,904,569 sq km 1,811,569 sq km 93,000 sq km
- total
- 1,904,569 sq km
- water
- 93,000 sq km
Area - comparative
Area comparison map:
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands
Coastline
54,716 km
Elevation extremes
- Indian Ocean 0 m Puncak Jaya 4,884 m
- highest point
- Puncak Jaya 4,884 m
- lowest point
- Indian Ocean 0 m
Environment - current issues
deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires
Environment - international agreements
- Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands Marine Life Conservation
- party to
- Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
- signed, but not ratified
- Marine Life Conservation
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
- 113.3 cu km/yr (11%/19%/71%) 517.3 cu m/yr (2005)
- per capita
- 517.3 cu m/yr (2005)
- total
- 113.3 cu km/yr (11%/19%/71%)
Geographic coordinates
5 00 S, 120 00 E
Geography - note
archipelago of 17,508 islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean
Irrigated land
67,220 sq km (2005)
Land boundaries
- 2,958 km Timor-Leste 253 km, Malaysia 1,881 km, Papua New Guinea 824 km
- border countries
- Timor-Leste 253 km, Malaysia 1,881 km, Papua New Guinea 824 km
- total
- 2,958 km
Land use
- 12.34% 10.5% 77.16% (2011)
- arable land
- 12.34%
- other
- 77.16% (2011)
- permanent crops
- 10.5%
Location
Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Map references
Southeast Asia
Maritime claims
- measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines 12 nm 200 nm
- exclusive economic zone
- 200 nm
- territorial sea
- 12 nm
Natural hazards
- occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (elev. 2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, and Tambora
- volcanism
- Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (elev. 2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, and Tambora
Natural resources
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
Terrain
mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains
Total renewable water resources
2,019 cu km (2011)
People and Society
Age structure
- 26.2% (male 33,854,520/female 32,648,568) 17.1% (male 22,067,716/female 21,291,548) 42.3% (male 54,500,650/female 52,723,359) 7.9% (male 9,257,637/female 10,780,724) 6.4% (male 7,176,865/female 9,308,056) (2014 est.)
- 0-14 years
- 26.2% (male 33,854,520/female 32,648,568)
- 15-24 years
- 17.1% (male 22,067,716/female 21,291,548)
- 25-54 years
- 42.3% (male 54,500,650/female 52,723,359)
- 55-64 years
- 7.9% (male 9,257,637/female 10,780,724)
- 65 years and over
- 6.4% (male 7,176,865/female 9,308,056) (2014 est.)
Birth rate
17.04 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Child labor - children ages 5-14
- 4,026,285 7 % data represents children ages 5-17 (2009 est.)
- percentage
- 7 %
- total number
- 4,026,285
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
18.6% (2010)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
61.9% (2012)
Death rate
6.34 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Dependency ratios
- 51 % 43 % 8 % 12.5 (2014 est.)
- elderly dependency ratio
- 8 %
- potential support ratio
- 12.5 (2014 est.)
- total dependency ratio
- 51 %
- youth dependency ratio
- 43 %
Drinking water source
- urban: 93% of population rural: 76.4% of population total: 84.9% of population urban: 7% of population rural: 23.6% of population total: 15.1% of population (2012 est.)
- rural
- 23.6% of population
- total
- 15.1% of population (2012 est.)
- urban
- 7% of population
Education expenditures
2.8% of GDP (2011)
Ethnic groups
Javanese 40.1%, Sundanese 15.5%, Malay 3.7%, Batak 3.6%, Madurese 3%, Betawi 2.9%, Minangkabau 2.7%, Buginese 2.7%, Bantenese 2%, Banjarese 1.7%, Balinese 1.7%, Acehnese 1.4%, Dayak 1.4%, Sasak 1.3%, Chinese 1.2%, other 15% (2010 est.)
Health expenditures
2.7% of GDP (2011)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.4% (2012 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
26,800 (2012 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
605,500 (2012 est.)
Hospital bed density
0.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)
Infant mortality rate
- 25.16 deaths/1,000 live births 29.45 deaths/1,000 live births 20.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
- female
- 20.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
- total
- 25.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Languages
Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese) more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia
Life expectancy at birth
- 72.17 years 69.59 years 74.88 years (2014 est.)
- female
- 74.88 years (2014 est.)
- total population
- 72.17 years
Literacy
- age 15 and over can read and write 92.8% 95.6% 90.1% (2011 est.)
- definition
- age 15 and over can read and write
- female
- 90.1% (2011 est.)
- male
- 95.6%
- total population
- 92.8%
Major infectious diseases
- very high bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever dengue fever and malaria highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2013)
- degree of risk
- very high
- food or waterborne diseases
- bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases
- dengue fever and malaria
Major urban areas - population
JAKARTA (capital) 9.769 million; Surabaya 2.787 million; Bandung 2.429 million; Medan 2.118 million; Semarang 1.573 million; Palembang 1.455 million (2011)
Maternal mortality rate
220 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
Median age
- 29.2 years 28.7 years 29.8 years (2014 est.)
- female
- 29.8 years (2014 est.)
- male
- 28.7 years
- total
- 29.2 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
22.8 median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)
Nationality
- Indonesian(s) Indonesian
- adjective
- Indonesian
- noun
- Indonesian(s)
Net migration rate
-1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
4.8% (2008)
Physicians density
0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
Population
253,609,643 (July 2014 est.)
Population growth rate
0.95% (2014 est.)
Religions
Muslim 87.2%, Christian 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
Sanitation facility access
- urban: 71.4% of population rural: 45.5% of population total: 58.8% of population urban: 28.6% of population rural: 54.5% of population total: 41.2% of population (2012 est.)
- rural
- 54.5% of population
- total
- 41.2% of population (2012 est.)
- urban
- 28.6% of population
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- 13 years 13 years 13 years (2011)
- female
- 13 years (2011)
- male
- 13 years
- total
- 13 years
Sex ratio
- 1.05 male(s)/female 1.04 male(s)/female 1.04 male(s)/female 1.03 male(s)/female 1 male(s)/female 0.78 male(s)/female 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
- 0-14 years
- 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-24 years
- 1.04 male(s)/female
- 25-54 years
- 1.03 male(s)/female
- 55-64 years
- 1 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over
- 0.78 male(s)/female
- at birth
- 1.05 male(s)/female
- total population
- 1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.18 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
- 22.2% 21.6% 23% (2009)
- female
- 23% (2009)
- total
- 22.2%
Urbanization
- 50.7% of total population (2011) 2.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
- rate of urbanization
- 2.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
- urban population
- 50.7% of total population (2011)
Government
Administrative divisions
31 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta Raya***, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta** following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services
Capital
- Jakarta 6 10 S, 106 49 E UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) Indonesia has three time zones
- geographic coordinates
- 6 10 S, 106 49 E
- name
- Jakarta
- time difference
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Constitution
drafted July to August 1945, effective 17 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions, 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959; amended several times, last in 2002 (2013)
Country name
- Republic of Indonesia Indonesia Republik Indonesia Indonesia Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies
- conventional long form
- Republic of Indonesia
- conventional short form
- Indonesia
- former
- Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies
- local long form
- Republik Indonesia
- local short form
- Indonesia
Diplomatic representation from the US
- Ambassador-designate Robert O. BLAKE (since 21 November 2013); Charge d'Affaires Kristen F. BAUER (since 18 July 2013) Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan 3-5, Jakarta 10110 Unit 8129, Box 1, FPO AP 96520 [62] (21) 3435-9000 [62] (21) 386-2259 Surabaya Medan Bali
- chief of mission
- Ambassador-designate Robert O. BLAKE (since 21 November 2013); Charge d'Affaires Kristen F. BAUER (since 18 July 2013)
- consular agency
- Bali
- consulate general
- Surabaya
- embassy
- Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan 3-5, Jakarta 10110
- FAX
- [62] (21) 386-2259
- mailing address
- Unit 8129, Box 1, FPO AP 96520
- presence post
- Medan
- telephone
- [62] (21) 3435-9000
Diplomatic representation in the US
- Ambassador Budi BOWOLEKSONO (since 21 May 2014) 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 [1] (202) 775-5200 [1] (202) 775-5365 Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco
- chancery
- 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
- chief of mission
- Ambassador Budi BOWOLEKSONO (since 21 May 2014)
- consulate(s) general
- Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco
- FAX
- [1] (202) 775-5365
- telephone
- [1] (202) 775-5200
Executive branch
- President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004); Vice President BOEDIONO (since 20 October 2009); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004); Vice President BOEDIONO (since 20 October 2009) Cabinet appointed by the president president and vice president elected for five-year terms (eligible for a second term) by direct vote; presidential election last held on 8 July 2009 (next to be held in 2014) Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO elected president; percent of vote - Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO 60.8%, MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri 26.8%, Jusuf KALLA 12.4%
- cabinet
- Cabinet appointed by the president
- chief of state
- President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004); Vice President BOEDIONO (since 20 October 2009); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
- election results
- Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO elected president; percent of vote - Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO 60.8%, MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri 26.8%, Jusuf KALLA 12.4%
- elections
- president and vice president elected for five-year terms (eligible for a second term) by direct vote; presidential election last held on 8 July 2009 (next to be held in 2014)
- head of government
- President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004); Vice President BOEDIONO (since 20 October 2009)
Flag description
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors derive from the banner of the Majapahit Empire of the 13th-15th centuries; red symbolizes courage, white represents purity similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red
Government type
republic
Independence
17 August 1945 (declared)
International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International organization participation
ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OECD (Enhanced Engagement, OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges) Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement age; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts
- highest court(s)
- Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
- judge selection and term of office
- Supreme Court judges nominated by Judicial Commission, appointed by president with concurrence of parliament; judges serve until retirement age; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by president, 3 by Supreme Court, and 3 by parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
- subordinate courts
- High Courts of Appeal, district courts, religious courts
Legal system
civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law
Legislative branch
- People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) is the upper house; it consists of members of the DPR and DPD and has role in inaugurating and impeaching the president and in amending the constitution but does not formulate national policy; House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) (560 seats, members elected to serve five-year terms), formulates and passes legislation at the national level; House of Regional Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah or DPD), constitutionally mandated role includes providing legislative input to DPR on issues affecting regions (132 members, four from each of Indonesia's origianal 30 provinces, two special regions, and one special capital city district) last held on 9 April 2009 (next to be held in 2014) percent of vote by party - PD 20.9%, GOLKAR 14.5%, PDI-P 14.0%, PKS 7.9%, PAN 6.0%, PPP 5.3%, PKB 4.9%, GERINDRA 4.5%, HANURA 3.8%, others 18.2%; seats by party - PD 148, GOLKAR 107, PDI-P 94, PKS 57, PAN 46, PPP 37, PKB 28, GERINDRA 26, HANURA 17 29 other parties received less than 2.5% of the vote so did not obtain any seats; because of election rules, the number of seats won does not always follow the percentage of votes received by parties
- election results
- percent of vote by party - PD 20.9%, GOLKAR 14.5%, PDI-P 14.0%, PKS 7.9%, PAN 6.0%, PPP 5.3%, PKB 4.9%, GERINDRA 4.5%, HANURA 3.8%, others 18.2%; seats by party - PD 148, GOLKAR 107, PDI-P 94, PKS 57, PAN 46, PPP 37, PKB 28, GERINDRA 26, HANURA 17
- elections
- last held on 9 April 2009 (next to be held in 2014)
National anthem
- "Indonesia Raya" (Great Indonesia) Wage Rudolf SOEPRATMAN adopted 1945
- lyrics/music
- Wage Rudolf SOEPRATMAN
- name
- "Indonesia Raya" (Great Indonesia)
National holiday
Independence Day, 17 August (1945)
National symbol(s)
garuda (mythical bird)
Political parties and leaders
Democrat Party or PD [Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO] Functional Groups Party or GOLKAR [Aburizal BAKRIE] Great Indonesia Movement Party or GERINDRA [SUHARDI] Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle or PDI-P [MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri] National Awakening Party or PKB [Muhaiman ISKANDAR] National Mandate Party or PAN [Hatta RAJASA] People's Conscience Party or HANURA [WIRANTO] Prosperous Justice Party or PKS [Anis MATTA] United Development Party or PPP [Suryadharma ALI]
Political pressure groups and leaders
Commission for the "Disappeared" and Victims of Violence or KontraS Indonesia Corruption Watch or ICW Indonesian Forum for the Environment or WALHI
Suffrage
17 years of age; universal and married persons regardless of age
Economy
Agriculture - products
rubber and similar products, palm oil, poultry, beef, forest products, shrimp, cocoa, coffee, medicinal herbs, essential oil, fish and its similar products, and spices
Budget
- $137.5 billion $166 billion (2013 est.)
- expenditures
- $166 billion (2013 est.)
- revenues
- $137.5 billion
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-3.3% of GDP (2013 est.)
Central bank discount rate
6.37% (31 December 2010) 6.46% (31 December 2009) this figure represents the 3-month SBI rate; the Bank of Indonesia has not employed the one-month SBI since September 2010
Commercial bank prime lending rate
12.1% (31 December 2013 est.) 11.8% (31 December 2012 est.) these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans
Current account balance
-$28.72 billion (2013 est.) -$24.07 billion (2012 est.)
Debt - external
$223.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $224.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index
36.8 (2009) 39.4 (2005)
Economy - overview
Indonesia, a vast polyglot nation, has grown strongly since 2010. During the global financial crisis, Indonesia outperformed its regional neighbors and joined China and India as the only G20 members posting growth. The government has promoted fiscally conservative policies, resulting in a debt-to-GDP ratio of less than 25% and historically low rates of inflation. Fitch and Moody's upgraded Indonesia's credit rating to investment grade in December 2011. Indonesia still struggles with poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, a complex regulatory environment, and unequal resource distribution among regions. The government also faces the challenges of quelling labor unrest and reducing fuel subsidies in the face of high oil prices.
Exchange rates
Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per US dollar - 10,341.6 (2013 est.) 9,386.63 (2012 est.) 9,090.4 (2010 est.) 10,389.9 (2009) 9,698.9 (2008)
Exports
$178.9 billion (2013 est.) $187.3 billion (2012 est.)
Exports - commodities
oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber
Exports - partners
Japan 15.9%, China 11.4%, Singapore 9%, South Korea 7.9%, US 7.8%, India 6.6%, Malaysia 5.9% (2012)
Fiscal year
calendar year
GDP - composition, by end use
- 56% 9.4% 32.7% 2% 23.5% -25.8% (2013 est.)
- exports of goods and services
- 23.5%
- government consumption
- 9.4%
- household consumption
- 56%
- imports of goods and services
- -25.8%
- investment in fixed capital
- 32.7%
- investment in inventories
- 2%
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
- 14.3% 46.6% 39.1% (2013 est.)
- agriculture
- 14.3%
- industry
- 46.6%
- services
- 39.1% (2013 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP)
$5,200 (2013 est.) $5,000 (2012 est.) $4,800 (2011 est.) data are in 2013 US dollars
GDP - real growth rate
5.3% (2013 est.) 6.2% (2012 est.) 6.5% (2011 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate)
$867.5 billion (2013 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$1.285 trillion (2013 est.) $1.22 trillion (2012 est.) $1.149 trillion (2011 est.) data are in 2013 US dollars
Gross national saving
31.5% of GDP (2013 est.) 32.6% of GDP (2012 est.) 33.1% of GDP (2011 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share
- 3.3% 29.9% (2009)
- highest 10%
- 29.9% (2009)
- lowest 10%
- 3.3%
Imports
$178.6 billion (2013 est.) $178.7 billion (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Imports - partners
China 15.3%, Singapore 13.6%, Japan 11.9%, Malaysia 6.4%, South Korea 6.2%, US 6.1%, Thailand 6% (2012)
Industrial production growth rate
4.3% (2013 est.)
Industries
petroleum and natural gas, textiles, automotive, electrical appliances, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, medical instuments and appliances, handicrafts, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, processed food, jewelry, and tourism
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
7.7% (2013 est.) 4.3% (2012 est.)
Labor force
120 million (2013 est.)
Labor force - by occupation
- 38.9% 13.2% 47.9% (2012 est.)
- agriculture
- 38.9%
- industry
- 13.2%
- services
- 47.9% (2012 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares
$396.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $390.1 billion (31 December 2011) $360.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Population below poverty line
11.7% (2012 est.)
Public debt
24.2% of GDP (2013 est.) 23% of GDP (2012 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$83.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $112.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of broad money
$325 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $342 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
$17.41 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $14.81 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
$207.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $192.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of domestic credit
$336.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $350 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of narrow money
$82.99 billion (31 December 2013 est.) $87.04 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
15.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
Unemployment rate
6.6% (2013 est.) 6.1% (2012 est.)
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy
426.8 million Mt (2011 est.)
Crude oil - exports
338,100 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Crude oil - imports
388,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Crude oil - production
974,300 bbl/day (2012 est.)
Crude oil - proved reserves
4.03 billion bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
Electricity - consumption
158 billion kWh (2011 est.)
Electricity - exports
0 kWh (2012 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels
87% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants
9.9% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels
0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources
3.1% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Electricity - imports
2.542 billion kWh (2011 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity
39.9 million kW (2011 est.)
Electricity - production
173.8 billion kWh (2011 est.)
Natural gas - consumption
39.56 billion cu m (2010 est.)
Natural gas - exports
38.67 billion cu m (2011 est.)
Natural gas - imports
0 cu m (2011 est.)
Natural gas - production
76.25 billion cu m (2011 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves
3.069 trillion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption
1.322 million bbl/day (2011 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports
142,400 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports
473,400 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production
935,300 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Communications
Broadcast media
mixture of about a dozen national TV networks - 2 public broadcasters, the remainder private broadcasters - each with multiple transmitters; more than 100 local TV stations; widespread use of satellite and cable TV systems; public radio broadcaster operates 6 national networks as well as regional and local stations; overall, more than 700 radio stations with more than 650 privately operated (2008)
Internet country code
.id
Internet hosts
1.344 million (2012)
Internet users
20 million (2009)
Telephone system
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011)
- domestic
- coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly
- general assessment
- domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good
- international
- country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2011)
Telephones - main lines in use
37.983 million (2012)
Telephones - mobile cellular
281.96 million (2012)
Transportation
Airports
673 (2013)
Airports - with paved runways
- 37 (2013)
- 1,524 to 2,437 m
- 51
- 2,438 to 3,047 m
- 21
- 914 to 1,523 m
- 72
- over 3,047 m
- 5
- total
- 186
- under 914 m
- 37 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways
- 460 (2013)
- 1,524 to 2,437 m
- 4
- 914 to 1,523 m
- 23
- total
- 487
Heliports
76 (2013)
Merchant marine
- 1,340 bulk carrier 105, cargo 618, chemical tanker 69, container 120, liquefied gas 28, passenger 49, passenger/cargo 77, petroleum tanker 244, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 12, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 11 69 (China 1, France 1, Greece 1, Japan 8, Jordan 1, Malaysia 1, Norway 3, Singapore 46, South Korea 2, Taiwan 1, UK 2, US 2) 95 (Bahamas 2, Cambodia 2, China 2, Hong Kong 10, Liberia 4, Marshall Islands 1, Mongolia 2, Panama 10, Singapore 60, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)
- foreign-owned
- 69 (China 1, France 1, Greece 1, Japan 8, Jordan 1, Malaysia 1, Norway 3, Singapore 46, South Korea 2, Taiwan 1, UK 2, US 2)
- registered in other countries
- 95 (Bahamas 2, Cambodia 2, China 2, Hong Kong 10, Liberia 4, Marshall Islands 1, Mongolia 2, Panama 10, Singapore 60, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)
- total
- 1,340
Pipelines
condensate 1,064 km; condensate/gas 150 km; gas 11,702 km; liquid petroleum gas 119 km; oil 7,767 km; oil/gas/water 77 km; refined products 728 km; unknown 53 km; water 44 km (2013)
Ports and terminals
- Banjarmasin, Belawan, Kotabaru, Krueg Geukueh, Palembang, Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok Tanjung Priok (5,617,562)
- container port(s) (TEUs)
- Tanjung Priok (5,617,562)
- major seaport(s)
- Banjarmasin, Belawan, Kotabaru, Krueg Geukueh, Palembang, Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok
Railways
- 5,042 km 5,042 km 1.067-m gauge (565 km electrified) (2008)
- total
- 5,042 km
Roadways
- 496,607 km 283,102 km 213,505 km (2011)
- total
- 496,607 km
- unpaved
- 213,505 km (2011)
Transportation - note
the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; attacks have increased yearly since 2009; in 2012, 73 commercial vessels were boarded and 47 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift
Waterways
21,579 km (2011)
Military and Security
Manpower available for military service
- 65,847,171 63,228,017 (2010 est.)
- females age 16-49
- 63,228,017 (2010 est.)
- males age 16-49
- 65,847,171
Manpower fit for military service
- 54,264,299 53,274,361 (2010 est.)
- females age 16-49
- 53,274,361 (2010 est.)
- males age 16-49
- 54,264,299
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
- 2,263,892 2,191,267 (2010 est.)
- female
- 2,191,267 (2010 est.)
- male
- 2,263,892
Military branches
- Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines (Korps Marinir, KorMar), naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2013)
- Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI)
- Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines (Korps Marinir, KorMar), naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2013)
Military expenditures
0.78% of GDP (2012) 0.67% of GDP (2011) 0.78% of GDP (2010)
Military service age and obligation
18-45 years of age for voluntary military service, with selective conscription authorized; 2-year service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 45 (officers); Indonesian citizens only (2012)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
Indonesia has a stated foreign policy objective of establishing stable fixed land and maritime boundaries with all of its neighbors; three stretches of land borders with Timor-Leste have yet to be delimited, two of which are in the Oecussi exclave area, and no maritime or Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundaries have been established between the countries; many refugees from Timor-Leste who left in 2003 still reside in Indonesia and refuse repatriation; all borders between Indonesia and Australia have been agreed upon bilaterally, but a 1997 treaty that would settle the last of their maritime and EEZ boundary has yet to be ratified by Indonesia's legislature; Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia has closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier Reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing and placed restrictions on certain catches; land and maritime negotiations with Malaysia are ongoing, and disputed areas include the controversial Tanjung Datu and Camar Wulan border area in Borneo and the maritime boundary in the Ambalat oil block in the Celebes Sea; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalizing their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; Indonesian secessionists, squatters, and illegal migrants create repatriation problems for Papua New Guinea; maritime delimitation talks continue with Palau; EEZ negotiations with Vietnam are ongoing, and the two countries in Fall 2011 agreed to work together to reduce illegal fishing along their maritime boundary
Illicit drugs
illicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use; producer of methamphetamine and ecstasy
Refugees and internally displaced persons
- at least 90,000 (inter-communal, inter-faith, and separatist violence between 1998 and 2004 in Aceh and Papua; religious attacks and land conflicts in 2012 and 2013; most IDPs in Aceh, Papua, West Papua, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi Provinces, Maluku, North Maluku) (2014) (2011)
- IDPs
- at least 90,000 (inter-communal, inter-faith, and separatist violence between 1998 and 2004 in Aceh and Papua; religious attacks and land conflicts in 2012 and 2013; most IDPs in Aceh, Papua, West Papua, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi Provinces, Maluku, North Maluku) (2014) (2011)