JAKARTA – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded the Government’s External Debt (ULN) at USD 206.90 billion as of March 2025, up 7.62% from the same period in 2024 when it stood at USD 182.24 billion.

According to BI data published on Monday (25/5), Indonesia received credit disbursements from the following seven largest creditors:

• The United States (US) disbursed loans totalling USD 28.51 billion, or 13.78% of total external debt. This marked a 23.34% increase from March 2024, when it stood at USD 23.18 billion.
• Japan extended loans to Indonesia amounting to USD 8.05 billion, equivalent to 3.89% of total external debt. This represented an increase of 5.30% from the same period in 2024, which was USD 7.85 billion.
• France provided loans totalling USD 7.07 billion, or 3.41% of total external debt, up 82.55% from the same period last year when it was USD 3.87 billion.
• Germany disbursed loans to Indonesia worth USD 3.92 billion, or 1.89% of total external debt, a 1.47% increase from March 2024 when it was USD 3.87 billion.
• Other American countries provided loans of USD 1.79 billion, or approximately 0.86% of total external debt, up 36.37% from the same period last year at USD 1.42 billion.
• Hong Kong disbursed loans totalling USD 1.44 billion, or 0.69% of total external debt, and recorded a sharp 144.82% increase from March 2024, when the figure stood at USD 589 million.
• China extended loans amounting to USD 1.35 billion, or 0.65% of total external debt, up slightly by 0.51% from the same period last year at USD 1.34 billion. (LK/ZH)