BI Reveals Indonesia's Foreign Exchange Reserves Decreased to USD154.6 Billion as of January 2026

Archive. Officers arrange US dollar and rupiah banknotes at the VIP foreign exchange outlet (Valuta Inti Prima) Money Changer, Jakarta. (ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Adimaja.)

Bank Indonesia (BI) revealed Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves position at the end of January 2026 at 154.6 billion US dollars or USD. This figure is lower than the position at the end of December 2025 at 156.5 billion US dollars.

BI Communication Department Executive Director Ramdan Denny Prakoso said the decline was influenced by government foreign debt payments and the rupiah exchange rate stabilization policy as a response from Bank Indonesia in the face of increased global financial market uncertainty.

"The reserve position of foreign exchange at the end of January 2026 is equivalent to financing 6.3 months of imports or 6.1 months of imports and government external debt payments, and is above the international adequacy standard of about 3 months of imports," he said in a statement, quoted Sunday, February 8.

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

Looking ahead, Denny said Bank Indonesia believes that the resilience of the external sector remains good supported by an adequate foreign exchange reserve position and foreign capital inflows in line with investors' positive perceptions of the prospects for the national economy and investment returns that remain attractive.

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