Aid and Self-Sufficiency: Case Study – Indonesia  

Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia (World Bank, 2017a) with a GNI per capita of $3,400 in 2016,
and has the world’s fourth largest population at more than 260 million (World Bank, 2017b). Classified as a
lower middle-income country (LMIC)1
, Indonesia is rich in natural resources and is among the top world
exporters of several commodities, including rubber, palm oil, and cocoa (OEC, 2017). It is also a founding
member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a member of the G20 (Hermawan, 2011).