The report Indonesia Economic Inequality 2026: Republic of Oligarchy shows a clear reality: inequality in Indonesia is getting worse and harder to justify.
The wealth of the 50 richest people is equal to that of 55 million Indonesians. At the same time, workers’ wages barely increase while top wealth keeps growing rapidly.
This report explains why. It’s not just the market it’s how the economic and political system works. Wealth is concentrated in extractive sectors like mining and energy, and the same groups also hold political power, both in government and parliament.
As a result, many policies do not reflect the needs of the majority. Inequality is not accidental—it is produced and maintained.
The impacts are real: workers need decades, even centuries, to catch up; young people struggle to afford housing; informal workers lack protection.
This report is not just for reading it is meant to push for change.
