Indonesia's Foreign Debt Falls to Rp7,100 Trillion

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bank Indonesia recorded Indonesia's external debt (ULN) as declining to US$424.4 billion, equivalent to Rp7,100 trillion (assuming an exchange rate of Rp16,740 per U.S. dollar) in the third quarter of 2025. Compared to the ULN position in the second quarter of 2025, this figure decreased to US$432.3 billion.

Compared with the same period the previous year (yoy), Indonesia's ULN in the third quarter contracted by 0.6 percent. In the last quarter, foreign debt grew by 6.4 percent yoy.

"This development was influenced by the slowing growth of public sector ULN and contraction in private sector ULN," said Executive Director of BI's Communication Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, in an official statement on Monday, November 17, 2025.

The government's foreign debt increased at a slower rate. In the third quarter of 2025, the government's ULN position was recorded at US$210.1 billion, representing a year-over-year growth of 2.9 percent. This value was slower compared to the 10.0 percent growth in the previous quarter.

This development was influenced by the contraction of foreign capital inflows into domestic Government Bonds. This aligns with the still-high uncertainty in the global financial market.

Meanwhile, private foreign debt fell to US$191.3 billion, down from US$193.9 billion in the previous quarter. Compared to last year, private ULN continued to contract, shrinking from 0.2 percent in the prior quarter to 1.9 percent.

Indonesia's ULN ratio to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter was recorded at 29.5 percent. This figure decreased from 30.4 percent in the second quarter of 2025 against GDP. ULN dominated the long term, accounting for 86.1 percent of the total.

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