Indonesian Foreign Exchange Reserves Down To 152 Billion US Dollars Imbas Paying Debt And Stabilizing Rupiah

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JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) revealed that the position of Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves at the end of July 2025 was maintained at 152.0 billion US dollars, although slightly down from the position at the end of June 2025 of 152.6 billion US dollars.

Executive Director of the BI Communication Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, said that the decline in foreign exchange reserves in July 2025 was influenced by the payment of government foreign debt and the policy of stabilizing the Rupiah exchange rate in response to Bank Indonesia in dealing with global financial market uncertainty which remained high.

"The position of foreign exchange reserves at the end of July 2025 is equivalent to financing 6.3 months of imports or 6.2 months of imports and payment of government foreign debt, and is above the international adequacy standard of around 3 months of imports," he said in his statement, Thursday, August 7.

Denny conveyed that Bank Indonesia assessed that foreign exchange reserves were able to support the resilience of the external sector and maintain macroeconomic and financial system stability.

In the future, Denny said that Bank Indonesia views the position of adequate foreign exchange reserves to support the resilience of the external sector in line with the prospect of maintaining exports, the balance of capital and financial transactions that are predicted to continue to record a surplus, as well as a positive perception of investors regarding domestic economic prospects and attractive investment returns.

"Bank Indonesia continues to increase synergy with the Government in strengthening external resilience in order to maintain economic stability to support sustainable economic growth," he explained.