Inclusive Growth through Better Governance and Partnerships

Growth in the Asia and Pacific region is strong, but growth alone is not enough for the region to succeed in an era of global change, ADB's President said in his annual address to the Board of Governors. Read More

Governors' Seminar: How Can Asia Respond to the Global Economic Crisis

A global slowdown can have spillover effects on Asia's economies. How can the region rebalance, diversify and ensure everyone benefits from the boom? Read More

Fast Facts: ASEAN Infrastructure Fund

By establishing the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, ASEAN would be taking a major step towards investing more if its resources in its own development needs. Read More

Fast Facts: ASEAN, the PRC and India - The Great Transformation?

A new ADB-ADBI publication looks at how the economies of ASEAN, People’s Republic of China and India might fare by 2030. Read More

Overview

Indonesia has experienced strong economic expansion since recovering from the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Despite an economic slowdown in the advanced economies, gross domestic product growth edged up moderately to 6.5% in 2011, from 6.2% in 2010.

As a large middle-income country, Indonesia's development priorities and borrowing preferences are changing. Guided by the government's commitment to "pro-poor, pro-job, pro-growth, and pro-environment" development, ADB's country partnership strategy aims to support poverty reduction through more rapid, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth.

Fast Facts

241.37 (2011)
Population in millions

1.6% (2009-2011)
Annual population growth rate

12.5% (2011)
Population living below the national poverty line