Indonesia posts Rp54.6 trillion budget deficit in January 2026

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (front center), flanked by Deputy Finance Minister Juda Agung (front right) and Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (front left), poses for a photo before delivering a press briefing on the February 2026 edition of the APBN KiTa report in Jakarta, Monday (Feb. 23, 2026). The finance ministry reports the 2026 state budget (APBN) posts a deficit of Rp54.6 trillion, or 0.21 percent of gross domestic product, as of January, remaining within the approved fiscal framework. ANTARA FOTO/Asprilla Dwi Adha/tom/M052

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (front, third from left), accompanied by Deputy Finance Minister Juda Agung (front, third from right) and Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (front, second from left), delivers remarks during a press briefing on the February 2026 edition of the APBN KiTa report in Jakarta, Monday (Feb. 23, 2026). The finance ministry reports the 2026 state budget (APBN) posts a deficit of Rp54.6 trillion, or 0.21 percent of gross domestic product, as of January, remaining within the approved fiscal framework. ANTARA FOTO/Asprilla Dwi Adha/tom/M052

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (front, second from right), flanked by Deputy Finance Minister Juda Agung (front right) and Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (front left), delivers remarks during a press briefing on the February 2026 edition of the APBN KiTa report in Jakarta, Monday (Feb. 23, 2026). The finance ministry reports the 2026 state budget (APBN) posts a deficit of Rp54.6 trillion, or 0.21 percent of gross domestic product, as of January, remaining within the approved fiscal framework. ANTARA FOTO/Asprilla Dwi Adha/tom/M052