Prabowo Optimistic that the Indonesian Economy Will Grow 6 Percent by the End of 2026

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto is optimistic that Indonesia's economic growth can reach 6 percent by the end of 2026.

Prabowo made the statement at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and Joint Meeting of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) and the Indonesian DPD, Friday, August 14.

He believes that the target can be realized through the implementation of appropriate, rational, and community-oriented policies.

"With the right, rational policies, which use common sense, I am confident that our economic growth at the end of this year can reach 6 percent," he said.

Prabowo explained that Indonesia's economy grew 5.61 percent in the first quarter of 2026 and reached 5.45 percent throughout the first half of 2026.

"This is the highest quarter and first half growth in the last 13 years," he explained.

On the investment side, Prabowo said that the realization of investment throughout 2025 reached IDR 1,931 trillion and was able to create around 2.7 million jobs.

Meanwhile, he added that up to the first semester of 2026, the realization of investment had reached Rp. 1,010 trillion with the creation of around 1.4 million jobs.

However, Prabowo emphasized that economic growth and increased investment are not the ultimate goal of the government.

According to him, both indicators must have a real impact on improving people's welfare.

He emphasized that high economic growth would not mean anything if the benefits were not widely felt by the community, so that every investment must be able to create jobs while improving the quality of life, especially for the lowest group of people.

"That is the orientation of the government that I lead. We must not abandon those who are helpless, we must not leave hunger on the earth of Indonesia, the Republic of Indonesia is a member of the G20, it is not appropriate that our people are hungry. A strong nation is a nation that is able to feed its own people," he concluded.