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View all search resultsWhile Indonesia's headline GDP suggests an economic triumph, a deeper look at GNP reveals a hollow growth, where wealth flows outward rather than into households. The country’s impressive statistics are failing to move the needle for the middle class and the informal workers who anchor the economy.
The employment structure in Indonesia is imbalanced, with 33.67 percent of workers in part-time jobs and 59.33 percent in the informal sector, often without job security, social protections or access to skill development.
The Industry Ministry will provide the manufacturing industry — a main contributor to gross domestic product (GDP) — with three tax incentives to try to boost the country’s economy, which has seen slow growth in recent years.
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