BI Records Foreign Capital Flow Continues To Enter Capai 1 Billion US Dollars

Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) revealed that in the third quarter of 2025, the entry flow of portfolio investments to Government Securities (SBN) continued, where in July and until August 15, 2025, it recorded net inflows of 1 billion US dollars each.

BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said positive developments also occurred in the stock market which began to record net inflows in August 2025 in line with improvements in Indonesia's economic prospects and the trend of lowering interest rates.

He added that the position of foreign exchange reserves at the end of July 2025 remained high at 152.0 billion US dollars, equivalent to financing 6.3 months of imports or 6.2 months of imports.

"The Government's foreign debt payment is above the international adequacy standard of about 3 months of imports," Perry said at a press conference, Wednesday, August 20.

Perry menyampaikan secara keseluruhan, Neraca Pembayaran Indonesia (NPI) 2025 diprakirakan tetap baik ditopang defisit transaksi berjalan yang rendah dalam kisaran defisit 0,5 persen sampai dengan 1,3 persen dari PDB dan surplus transaksi modal dan finansial yang berlanjut, di tengah ketidakpastian global yang masih tinggi.

Dia menambahkan, pada kuartal II 2025, defisit transaksi berjalan diprakirakan tetap rendah ditopang oleh surplus neraca perdagangan barang yang pada Juni 2025 mencatat surplus sebesar 4,1 miliar dolar AS, didukung oleh ekspor berbasis sumber daya alam dan produk manufaktur.

Perry conveyed that overall, the Indonesia Payment Balance (NPI) 2025 is predicted to remain well supported by a low current account deficit in the deficit range of 0.5 percent to 1.3 percent of GDP and a continuing capital and financial transaction surplus, amid global uncertainty. still high.

He added, in the second quarter of 2025, the current account deficit is predicted to remain low, supported by a trade balance surplus of goods, which in June 2025 recorded a surplus of US$4.1 billion, supported by exports based on natural resources and manufactured products.