Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Indonesia
Indonesia: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Indonesia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 2.7% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Indonesia peaked at 5.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
That places Indonesia 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.2% | — |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +67.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -55.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +65.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -38.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -43.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +103.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +69.5% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -34.8% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 24.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 273.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Indonesia?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Indonesia was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).