The proportion of people who acted pro-socially.
How frequently people gave.
Share of donations.
Donations as a proportion of income.
Reasons for giving or not giving money.
The causes people support.
Types of charities supported.
Perceived impact of charities. 
How people discover charities.
How much the public trusts charities.
How charities could encourage more giving.
Frequency of volunteering, per person.
Opportunities to make change. 
Government encouragement.
More about our partner.
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Indonesia terus menjadi contoh kuat negara di mana kedermawanan merupakan nilai yang tertanam kuat dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Data menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas penduduk Indonesia aktif berkontribusi, jauh di atas rata-rata global, baik melalui donasi, kegiatan sukarela, atau dukungan bagi mereka yang membutuhkan. Indonesia menunjukkan bahwa kedermawanan adalah nilai yang dihayati, dengan mayoritas penduduknya aktif memberi, menjadi sukarelawan, dan membantu orang lain, didorong oleh nilai-nilai budaya dan agama, serta kerja sama timbal balik (gotong royong).

Pada saat yang sama, tingkat kepercayaan publik yang tinggi terhadap filantropi sangat penting. Masyarakat terlibat, bersedia, dan siap untuk berkontribusi lebih banyak, terutama ketika mereka dapat melihat dampaknya dengan jelas, merasa terhubung dengan tujuan tersebut, dan percaya bagaimana kontribusi dikelola.

Filantropi Indonesia (PFI) berperan dalam menghubungkan dan menyelaraskan aksi lintas sektor melalui kolaborasi, berbagi pengetahuan, dan advokasi kebijakan. Namun, masih banyak potensi yang perlu dikembangkan, terutama bagi mereka yang ingin berkontribusi lebih banyak tetapi menghadapi keterbatasan akses informasi. Di tengah tantangan yang semakin kompleks, filantropi berperan sebagai jembatan antara kebutuhan dan sumber daya. Ke depannya, PFI berkomitmen untuk memperkuat kolaborasi dan memastikan bahwa filantropi dapat menghasilkan dampak yang lebih luas dan berkelanjutan.

Indonesia continues to be a strong example of a country where generosity is a deeply embedded value in everyday life. The data shows that the majority of Indonesians actively contribute, far above the global average, whether through donations, volunteering, or support for those in need. Indonesia demonstrates that generosity is a lived value, with the majority of its population actively giving, volunteering, and helping others, driven by cultural and religious values, as well as mutual co-operation (gotong royong).

At the same time, a high level of public trust in philanthropy is crucial. People are engaged, willing, and ready to contribute more, especially when they can clearly see the impact, feel connected to the cause, and trust how contributions are managed.

Filantropi Indonesia (PFI) plays a role in connecting and aligning cross-sector action through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and policy advocacy. However, much potential remains to be developed, especially for those who want to contribute more but face limited access to information. Amid increasingly complex challenges, philanthropy serves as a bridge between needs and resources. Moving forward, PFI is committed to strengthening collaboration and ensuring that philanthropy can generate broader and more sustainable impact.

Rully Amrullah
Executive Director
Filantropi Indonesia

Data from

Indonesia

EXPLORING: Generosity

1

The proportion of people who acted pro-socially.

During 2025, did you do any of the following?

Give money (by any means)
Indonesia
(2025)
Global average
Continent average
Indonesia
(2024)
Give money to a religious organisation or for a religious cause
Give money to a person or family in need (not including friends or family)
Give money to charity
Do unpaid, voluntary work either in your community or further afield.
Give goods to a charity or person / family in need (not including your family or friends)
All respondents — see here for sample sizes

2

How frequently people gave.

How often did you give money away in 2025, either to charity, a person or family in need, or to a religious organisation?

Indonesia
(2025)
Global average
Continent average
Indonesia
(2024)
All respondents who gave money through one or more of the three routes — see here for sample sizes

3

Share of donations.

The share of the value of all donations made in 2025, across the three different routes.

To religion
To charity
Direct to people in need
Global average
Continent average
All respondents who gave money through one or more of the three routes — see here for sample sizes. NB figures in bars may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

4

Donations as a proportion of income.

The average proportion of income people gave to each of the three donation routes, and overall.

% of income that went to charity
% of income that went to a person or family in need (not including friends or family in need)
% of income that went to a religious organisation or for a religious cause
Global average
Continent average
All respondents (i.e. calculations include those who donated zero). NB we’ve chosen to show figures to one decimal place to avoid estimates appearing more accurate than sample sizes can support. — see here for sample sizes

5 & 6

Reasons for giving or not giving money.

What would you say are the main reasons that you gave / did not give money away in 2025?

Indonesia
(2025)
Global average
Continent average
Indonesia
(2024)
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Chart 5 = All respondents who gave money in 2025 / Chart 6 = All respondents who did not give money in 2025 — see here for sample sizes

EXPLORING: Behaviours and attitudes towards charities

7

The causes people support.

Which cause(s) did you donate to / do unpaid voluntary work for in 2025?

Sort by highest
Volunteered for...
Donated to...
Sort by highest
Volunteered for...
Donated to...
All respondents who gave money / volunteered in 2025 — see here for sample sizes

8

Types of charities supported.

Of the total value of your donations to charities in 2025, approximately how much went to each of the following?

To charities that work locally
To charities that work across the whole country
To charities that work in many countries around the world
All respondents who gave money in 2025 — see here for sample sizes

9

Perceived impact of charities.

To what extent, if at all, have charities had a positive or negative impact in your local community, or have they made no difference?

A very positive impact
A fairly positive impact
No difference
A fairly negative impact
A very negative impact
Impossible to tell
All respondents — see here for sample sizes

10

How people discover charities.

For the last charity that you gave money to, how did you first find out about them?

Indonesia
(2025)
Global average
Continent average
Indonesia
(2024)
All respondents who gave money to charity in 2025 — see here for sample sizes

11

How much the public trusts charities.

How trustworthy do you tend to find each of these types of charities?

Local / regional charities
National charities
International charities
Not at all trustworthy Very trustworthy
Not at all trustworthy Very trustworthy
All respondents — see here for sample sizes

12

How charities could encourage more giving.

How could charities encourage you to donate in 2026?

Indonesia
Global average
Continent average
All respondents — see here for sample sizes

Exploring: Getting involved

13

Frequency of volunteering, per person.

Of the xx% that did unpaid, voluntary work in 2025 that benefitted people other than their family or friends, how many shifts did they do?

Indonesia
(2025)
Global average
Continent average
Indonesia
(2024)
Number of unpaid volunteering shifts in 2025
All respondents who did unpaid, voluntary work in 2025 — see here for sample sizes

14

Opportunities to make change.

Think about the opportunities you have to get involved in making positive changes to society (whether locally or further afield). Which best describes your perspective?

I have enough opportunities to get involved, and take them when I can
I would like to get more involved, but I don't know how
I would like to get more involved, but I don't have time
I am not interested in getting involved
Global average
Continent average
All respondents — see here for sample sizes

15

Government encouragement.

"The Government encourages people to give to charity." Do you...

Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don’t know
All respondents — see here for sample sizes

More about our partner.

In 2003, a number of individuals and non-profit organisations set up the Philanthropy Strengthening Initiative network in Indonesia. From this, in 2007, Filantropi Indonesia was formed. Filantropi Indonesia operates as an independent philanthropic organisation dedicated to improving the philanthropic sector to promote social justice and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia.

Filantropi Indonesia presents as the Philanthropy Hub, a central platform for philanthropists and thought leaders to advance sustainable development in Indonesia. Our primary objective is to enhance the philanthropic capacity, accountability, and sustainability of organisations while promoting networking, co-creation, collaboration, and collective action in order to strengthen the philanthropic ecosystem.

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