Politics · Indonesia · 13 hrs ago
Survey Finds 75% of Indonesians Stressed by Government Policies
A survey by the Center of Economic and Law Studies, or Celios, found that 75% of 1,142 Indonesian public respondents felt stressed by government policies under President Prabowo Subianto.
The survey also found that 67% felt stressed by Prabowo’s behavior.
It covered respondents across Indonesia and was part of an assessment of the administration led by Prabowo and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Household costs were a major concern: 82% said taxes and government levies were too burdensome, and 78% cited rising prices for basic goods.
More than half said their household finances had worsened compared with the previous year.
The findings matter because they point to public strain over both government policy and the cost of living.
Celios recruited public respondents through online ads using non-probability sampling, so the figures describe those surveyed and are not based on random selection.
A Celios survey found that 75 percent of surveyed Indonesians felt stressed by government policies under President Prabowo Subianto.
The survey also found that 67 percent felt stressed by Prabowo’s behavior.
Of 1,142 members of the public surveyed, 82 percent said taxes and government levies were too burdensome.
More than half of public respondents said their household’s economic condition had worsened compared with the previous year.
The survey was conducted by the Center of Economic and Law Studies and its Shadow Cabinet team.
- Who
- The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) and its Shadow Cabinet team conducted the survey.
- What
- The survey found that 75 percent of public respondents felt stressed by government policies and 67 percent by Prabowo’s behavior.
- When
- Findings were presented on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The survey covered respondents across Indonesia.
- Why
- It assessed the first two years of the Prabowo-Gibran administration.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The research team developed the questionnaire, collected data and wrote the report.
Bhima Yudhistira presented the survey findings in an online presentation.
- Public respondents
- 1,142
- Expert respondents
- 129
- Stressed by government policies
- 75 percent
- Stressed by Prabowo’s behavior
- 67 percent
- Burdened by taxes and government levies
- 82 percent
- Households reporting worse economic conditions
- 53 percent
What people are saying
The answers showed that 75 percent felt stressed by government policies, while specifically, 67 percent felt stressed by Prabowo Subianto’s behavior
We were not funded by any institution or donor. This is solely an academic contribution to evaluating the Prabowo-Gibran administration
Sources
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