Nisab Today in IDR

Gold nisab by karat in IDR

Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. Jewellery is alloyed, so the weight you need depends on the karat — the local standard in Indonesian Rupiah is 24K.

Spot metal value at 2026-09-27; shop prices add making charges and tax. Zakat itself is 2.5% of the value once you are above nisab.

Nisab in Indonesia: 24K bars for saving

Indonesian gold saving is mostly in 24K bars (99.99% pure) bought by the gram, whose weight compares directly with the 85-gram nisab; jewellery in 18K and 22K must be converted by purity. BAZNAS, the national zakat agency, publishes an official nisab figure and receives zakat. The rupiah floats, so the IDR nisab moves daily with both gold and the exchange rate. Nisab is measured in pure gold, and jewellery is never pure: multiply each piece's weight by its karat's purity (0.9167 for 22K, 0.875 for 21K, 0.75 for 18K, 0.585 for 14K) before comparing the total with 85 grams. The karat table above gives today's per-gram value of each karat in your currency for a quick valuation.

The zakat year

The zakat year (hawl) is lunar — about 354 days, not 365. Fixing one Hijri date each year (many people use Ramadan) keeps the calculation consistent; paying on a Gregorian anniversary drifts eleven days later every year.

Common situations for zakat payers in Indonesia

Indonesia's zakat questions revolve around three assets: Antam gold bars, digital gold balances (Pegadaian, Tokopedia Emas, Pluang) and salary. BAZNAS takes the view that zakat on professional income (zakat penghasilan) can be paid monthly at 2.5% of gross income when the annualised income exceeds the nisab — a practice widely adopted in Indonesia but not universal elsewhere.

Digital gold balances are zakatable at the day's gram price at their exact weight; Antam bars at their weight, since they are 24K.

Where Indonesians pay zakat

BAZNAS (national), the provincial BAZNAS offices and licensed LAZ agencies such as Dompet Dhuafa and Rumah Zakat. Zakat paid through an official agency is deductible from taxable income under Indonesian tax law.

How to use these numbers

If your zakatable wealth in Indonesian Rupiah — cash in IDR, gold and silver, money owed to you, and business inventory — stays at or above the nisab for one full lunar year, zakat of 2.5% is due. Most scholars recommend checking against the lower silver figure (22,055,860 IDR today) so that zakat reaches more people.

Calculate exactly what you owe with the zakat calculator, value gold by weight and karat with zakat on gold, or see today's gold price in Indonesia.

Nisab in other currencies

Frequently asked questions