Indonesia Budget

Indonesia says scenarios show 3% budget deficit cap hard to keep

The deficit cap would be hard to preserve without spending cuts

“Even if global oil prices rise, we will absorb (the shock) with the budget and we will control the impact as much as possible,” Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said.

Indonesia will absorb shock from soaring oil prices using state budget

Energy subsidy, compensation budget at 381.3 trillion rupiah this year

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa reiterated that the government is prepared to cut expenditure to keep the budget deficit under 3 per cent of GDP.

Indonesia budget deficit swells in January-February

[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s budget deficit swelled to 135.7 trillion rupiah (S$10.24 billion) in the first two months of 2026, amounting to 0.53 per cent of its GDP, as spending soared to fund President Pra...

“Assuming the worst case, if the oil price goes as high as US$90 to US$92 per barrel, in those conditions, without adjusting our current budget, the deficit will increase to around 3.6 per cent of GDP,” says Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa.

Indonesia will keep budget deficit below 3% of GDP as Middle East conflict lifts oil prices

The 2026 budget assumed a domestic crude oil price of US$70 per barrel

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto translated the 8% growth ambition into major policies.

Indonesia at ‘point of no return’ on big Prabowo growth bet, despite market carnage

Sources say the administration has no intention of backing down on its broader promises

Indonesia has set its budget deficit target at 2.68% of GDP this year.

Indonesia plans to sell first Asian sovereign dollar bond of 2026

The sale comes as Prabowo looks to fund a Budget deficit that risks exceeding 3% of GDP in 2026

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the deficit widened as spending was kept up to support growth amid global uncertainty.

Indonesia fiscal deficit soars to 2.9% of GDP, near legal limit

The deficit highlights rising fiscal strains for President Prabowo as he pushes growth plans amid slowing revenue

Indonesia is home to some of the wealthiest billionaires in South-east Asia, where 10 of the richest have a combined net worth of more than US$180 billion.

Rich families face tax audits as Indonesia races to plug deficit

The country’s tax ratio is among the lowest in the world, at about 10% of GDP last year

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's  optimism rests on three assumptions: that waste (corruption) can be eliminated, that tax revenues can grow without burdening the economy, and that state-owned enterprises can deliver unprecedented profits to the treasury.

Prabowo’s zero-deficit delusion

Without deeper tax reform, spending restraint or realistic dividend expectations, a balanced Budget is mathematically unattainable

The budget, approved by parliament, assumes economic growth of 5.4 per cent, compared with a 2025 target of 5.2 per cent, and targets revenue of  US$189.29 billion, about 10 per cent higher than in 2025.

Indonesia parliament passes Prabowo's US$231 billion budget for 2026

This includes increased spending of US$231.5 billion and a fiscal deficit of 2.68%