Indonesia’s poverty rate decreased in the period March 2022. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the poverty rate has now reached 9.54% or 26.16 million people. Head of BPS Margo Yuwono in a press conference on Friday (15/7/2022) said that compared to March 2021, there was a decrease of 0.60 points or 1.38 million people. Meanwhile, compared to September 2021, the decline in the poverty rate reached 0.17 points or 0.34 million people.
Margo said that the reduction in poverty could not be separated from the economic recovery that took place last year. It is hoped that this will continue in the future. “The 2021 economic recovery will have an impact on reducing poverty in March 2022,” he said.
Meanwhile, the poverty line experienced an increase of 3.97% compared to September 2021 to IDR 505,469 in March 2022.
July 15, 2022, CNBC Indonesia(https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20220715100753-4-355861/tingkat-kemiskinan-ri-turun-kini-tersisa-2616-juta-orang)