A Brief Snapshot Of The Nation Of Archipelago

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Jonathan Nugroho

AEDE 4597.01

First Term Paper

Douglas Southgate

“A Brief Snapshot to The Nation of

Archipelagos”

Country: Indonesia

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II. Table of Content:

I. Cover Sheet…………………………………………………………………….. 1

II. Table of Content ……………………………………………………………… 2

III. Introduction……………………………………………………………………. 3-4

IV. Demographic transition…………………………………………………… 5-6

V. Economic performance…………………………………………………… 7

VI. Annual Growth in Food Demand…………………………………………. 8

VII. Appendix

1.1 Total Population………………………………………………………. 9

1.2 Population Growth (%)…………………………………………………….. 9

1.3 GDP at constant LCU ………………………………………………….. 9

1.4 GDP at Current LCU………………………………………………….. 10

1.5 GDP per capita annual growth (%)………………………………………. 10

1.6 GDP annual growth (%)…………………………………………………….. 10

1.7 Poverty Headcount at $1.90/day……………………………………….. 11

1.8 GDP per capita, PPP…………………………………………………… 11

1.9 Birth Rate Crude ……………………………………………………….. 11

2.0 Death Rate Crude………………………………………………………. 12

2.1 Fertility Rate……………………………………………………………. 12

2.2 Inflation, GDP Deflator………………………………………………… 12

2.3 Exports goods and services annual growth (%)…………………………… 13

2.4 Annual Food Growth…………………………………………………… 13

VIII. Bibliography………………………………………………………………… 14

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III.Introduction

Indonesia is geographically located in the Southeast Asia region. It is a rich

archipelago consisting of 5 large islands and 13,677 smaller islands, with total area

of 741,100 sq. mi making it one of the largest Asian countries after China, India, and

Saudi Arabia. The principal islands consist of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi,

and Irian Jaya (a portion of the island of Papua New Guinea). The current population

of Indonesia is currently sitting at 257 Million people in 2015 (Exhibit 1.1), it is

known to be one of the largest Muslim populated countries and the third largest

democracy country after India and USA.

Indonesia is a rich country with vast amount of resources such as, palm oil, crude

oil, natural gas, tin, copper, timber, gold, rubber, and cement. These raw materials

are the most common commodities traded worldwide. Hence, the size of the

economy, GDP at Constant LCU is estimated to be $868.04 billion in 2015 (Exhibit

1.3), GDP at Current LCU $675.20 Billion (Exhibit 1.4), GDP per capita grows 3.53%

annually in 2015 (Exhibit 1.5), and GDP annual growth is 4.79% (Exhibit 1.6).

Despite having such an abundance of natural wealth, it is deeply entrenched in, like

many other developing nations, issues such as poverty and corruption. The poverty

headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is stated to be 13.58 in 2011 (Exhibit 1.7).

Indonesia’s living standards most swiftly are determined through its Purchasing

Power Parity. Currently Indonesia’s GDP per capita, PPP is at $11,057.56 (Exhibit

1.8), which is significantly lower than its neighboring countries of Malaysia and

Thailand,. The primary cause of income inequality in Indonesia is due to pervasive

and extensive corruption. The fight against corruption in Indonesia has been

ineffective in the past due to the leniency of the penalty and inadequate statistical

information that tracks the flow of funds, until the new president, first

democratically elected by the people and by popular votes, Joko Widodo and the

capital city, Jakarta’s ethnic Chinese governor, Basuki Cahaya Purnama, or as the