Indonesia has managed to get through episodes of inflationary pressure, high commodity prices, global monetary tightening, and value chain disruptions rather splendidly. Economy grew by 5.31% (y.o.y) for overall 2022 after recording higherthan-expected growth at 5.01% (y.o.y) in Q4-2022. The persistent notable performance of economic growth was supported mainly by the solid domestic demand following...Read More

Despite the economic bleakness in the global economy following serious disruptions of prolonged Covid-19 spread, geopolitical tension, rising food and energy prices, and overheating inflation throughout 2022, Indonesia has managed to persistently grow at 5.72% (y.o.y) in Q3-2022. The figure is the highest level in the last ten years and marks its third consecutive quarter...Read More

Indonesia’s economy kept growing beyond expectations throughout 2022. In Q22022, the GDP figure grew substantially above consensus at 5.44% (y.o.y), making it the second-highest growth rate of Indonesia’s economy since 2013 and being only lower to the growth rate of 7.07% (y.o.y) in Q2-2021. Several factors come into play in driving this high rate of...Read More

The auspicious progress in the domestic public health situation has transpired into a solid GDP growth of 5.01% (y.o.y) in Q1-2022. In the first half of 2022, Indonesia was in an advantageous position to face the latest global economic turmoil. Thanks to the combination of good policy and good luck, first, a rapid buildup of...Read More

Contrary to what was expected in the early last year, Indonesia did not fully recovered in 2021 and did not reach its pre-pandemic level of growth. Ending 2021 with GDP growth of 5.02% (y.o.y) in Q4-2021, Overall economic growth in 2021 is recorded at 3.37% (y.o.y). Waves of several Covid-19 variants has served as the...Read More

Anticipating the Unexpected: Economic Recovery in the Turbulence Period The domestic spread of Delta variant has dragged down the promising upward trend of economic growth from 7.07% (y.o.y) in Q2 2021 to only 3.51% (y.o.y) in Q3 2021 as consumption declined and business activity in various sectors that relies on physical activity was halted. The...Read More

Indonesia is officially out of technical recession. Grew by 7.07% (y.o.y) in Q2 2021, Indonesia experienced its highest GDP growth in the last 17 years after suffering economic contraction in the preceding four quarters. Although encouraging, Indonesia’s high economic growth in the second quarter of 2021 is not much of a surprise. There are at...Read More