Jakarta, September 14 2010 - Indonesia (44th) posts an impressive gain of 10 places, mainly driven by a healthier macroeconomic environment and improved education indictors. Indonesia managed to maintain a relatively healthy macroeconomic environment (34th, up 18) throughout the crisis. While most other countries saw their budget deficits surge, Indonesia kept its deficit under control.   Public debt remains low at 31 percent of GDP, and savings rose to 33 percent of GDP. In addition, inflation in 2009 slowed down to 4.8 percent, half the rate of 2008. Moreover, Indonesia has improved across all education-related indicators included in the GCI.   Yet room for improvement remains in this and other areas. Of particular concern is the quality of Indonesia’s infrastructure (82nd), specifically ports (96th), roads (84th), and the electricity supply (97th). Additionally, several indicators highlight the worrisome health situation: tuberculosis and malaria incidence, as well as infant mortality rates, remain among the highest in the world. A third area of concern relates to technological readiness (91st). Despite rapid uptake in recent years, ICT use remains low in international comparison (103rd).

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