JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that Indonesia's foreign debt position (ULN) in October 2025 was recorded at US$ 423.9 billion or equivalent to Rp. 7,059.5 trillion (exchange rate Rp. 16,653).
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The Executive Director of the Communication Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, said the figure was down from the ULN position in September 2025 of US$ 425.6 billion.
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However, on an annual basis, ULN Indonesia grew 0.3 percent (yoy) which was mainly influenced by the growth of the public sector ULN.
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He added that the government's ULN remained maintained, reflected by the government's ULN position in October 2025, which was recorded at US$ 210.5 billion, or an annual growth of 4.7 percent (yoy).
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"The development of the ULN is influenced by the inflow of foreign capital in international State Securities (SBN) as long as investors' confidence in Indonesia's positive economic outlook amid increasing uncertainty in the global financial market remains good," he said in a statement, Monday, December 15.
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Denny said that one of the financing instruments of the State Budget (APBN), ULN is managed carefully, measured, and accountable, and its utilization continues to be directed to support the financing of priority programs that encourage sustainability and strengthening the national economy.
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Based on the economic sector, the government's ULN is used to support the Health Services and Social Activities Sector (22.2 percent of the total Government ULN), Government Administration, Defense, and Mandatory Social Security (19.6 percent), Education Services (16.4 percent), Construction (11.7 percent), and Transportation and Warehousing (8.6 percent).
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"The government's ULN position is dominated by long-term debt with a share of 99.99 percent of the total government ULN," he said.
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In addition, the decline in private ULN is reflected in the position of private ULN recorded at US $190.7 billion in October 2025, lower than the position in September 2025 of US $192.5 billion.
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On an annual basis, private ULN experienced a growth contraction of 1.9 percent (yoy).
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Denny said the decline in the ULN position occurred in the group of borrowers of financial institutions (financial corporations) and non-financial corporations, which were recorded as contracting by 4.7 percent (yoy) and 1.2 percent (yoy), respectively.
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"Based on the economic sector, the largest private ULN position comes from the Processing Industry Sector; Financial Services and Insurance; Electricity and Gas Procurement; and Mining & Quarrying, with a share of 80.9 percent of the total private ULN," he said.
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However, Denny said that the structure of ULN Indonesia remained healthy, supported by the application of the principle of prudence in its management.
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According to him, this is reflected in Indonesia's ULN ratio to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which was recorded at 29.3 percent in October 2025, as well as the long-term dominance of ULN with a share of 86.2 percent of the total ULN.
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He said that in order to keep the ULN structure healthy, Bank Indonesia and the Government continue to strengthen coordination in monitoring the development of ULN.
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"The role of the ULN will also continue to be optimized to support financing for development and encourage sustainable national economic growth. These efforts are carried out by minimizing risks that can affect economic stability," he explained.
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