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2004 Country Facts

A. Country Data

Population in 2002: 231 million
Population growth rate: 1.54% per year (avg. 1990-2002)
Religions: Islam, Protestant, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhism
Government System: Emerging Democracy
Work-week: Monday-Friday

B. Domestic Economy

Descriptions Year
2001 2002 2003(forecast)
GDP ($ billions) 144.8 172.9 179.12
Real GDP growth (%) 3.4 3.7 3.9
GDP per capita($) 609.4 811 830
Government spending as % of GDP 7.83 8.2 8.4
CPI (%) 12.55 10 5
Unemployment(%)* 6.4 9 9
Foreign Exchange Reserves($ billion) 29.4 31.6 32.6
Average Exchange Rate for $1.00** 10,500 9,316 8,500-9,000
Debt Service Ratio (Debt service/exports,%) 45.3 52.5 45.5
U.S.economic aid ($ millions) 230 200 184

C. Trade (USD billions)

Total Exports (1) 56.3 57.9 58.7
non-oil/gas (1) 43.7 45.2 46.6
oil/gas 12.6 12.7 12.1
Total Imports (1) 31 34.8 35.2
Indonesia Exp. to U.S. 7.7 9.6 9.3
Indonesia Imp. from U.S. 3.2 2.6 2.5


Notes: * Indonesia does not have reliable unemployment data, because of the large informal workforce.
** 2003 figure is embassy forecast based on January-May.
Note 1: Based on GOI statistics.
Sources: Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bank Indonesia, Ministry of Finance, World Bank, U.S. Department of Commerce.