Prajogo Pangestu
Source of wealth: Petrochemicals, energy
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Prajogo Pangestu's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Prajogo Pangestu could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 8.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Prajogo Pangestu could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 3.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Prajogo Pangestu could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.5 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Prajogo Pangestu could pay for it entirely for 7.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Prajogo Pangestu could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 31.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Prajogo Pangestu with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.7 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Prajogo Pangestu's fortune is equivalent to 128 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Prajogo Pangestu could buy 34,031,099 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 6 trucks to transport them. Although Prajogo Pangestu will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Son of a rubber trader, Prajogo Pangestu got his start in the timber business in the late 1970s.
His company Barito Pacific Timber went public in 1993 and changed its name to Barito Pacific after cutting back on its timber business in 2007.
In 2007, Barito Pacific acquired 70% of listed petrochemicals firm Chandra Asri, which spun off its subsidiary Chandra Daya Investasi to trade on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2025.
In 2011 Chandra Asri merged with Tri Polyta Indonesia and became one of the country's largest integrated petrochemicals producers. In the same year Thaioil acquired a 15% stake in Chandra Asri.
After taking his coal mining firm Petrindo Jaya Kreasi public in 2023, Pangestu listed renewable energy arm, Barito Renewables Energy, later in the year.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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