No fanfare for Indonesia despite economy reaching US$1 trillion mark

Jakarta

INDONESIA'S economy, the largest in South-east Asia, hit a milestone last year by reaching US$1 trillion, yet the mood was not celebratory as the government continued to miss its revenue targets.

Gross domestic product (GDP) was an estimated US$1.004 trillion in 2017, but economic growth was probably lower than the 5.2 per cent initially projected, according to figures released by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Tuesday.