Indonesian Economy Relatively Stable amid Global Recession: Indef

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Program Director Esther Sri Astuti said the Indonesian economy was relatively stable amid the potential for global recession.

"Why it is relatively stable, because the main components that support Indonesia's economic growth are not exports and imports. Because our export-import ratio is only 39.9 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)," Esther said in a Public Discussion titled End of Year Reflections: Women Economists Watch Out for Global Economic Recession in Jakarta, Friday.

She explained, the main component that sustains Indonesia's economic growth is consumption, which ratio reaches 56 percent of GDP.

So, according to Esther, what the government needs to do next year is to keep the consumption sector running well.

"So, if the government wants to be stable in the future, don't disturb consumption because this is the main component," she said.

Economic growth in several countries has decreased, even the United States which is included in the strong category in terms of economic growth is also slowing due to global recession.

Germany even experienced negative growth, although the country only grew 0.4 percent. While China, which normally grows 7 percent, is estimated to only reach 5.5 percent growth until the end of 2019.

Meanwhile, economic growth in Europe, Britain, Japan and India fell sharply in the range of 5 percent.

Under these conditions, even though Indonesia's growth is relatively stable, it is still considered vigilant.

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