JAKARTA - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa reported the realization of the State Budget (APBN) until February 2026, recorded a deficit of Rp. 135.7 trillion or equivalent to 0.53 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The value increased compared to the same period in the previous year, namely in February 2025, the state budget deficit was recorded at Rp. 30.7 trillion or around 0.13 percent of GDP.
Purbaya said that as of February 28, 2026, state revenues had reached Rp. 358 trillion, while state expenditure realization was recorded at Rp. 493.8 trillion.
"Tax collection in the first two months of 2026 grew by 30 percent. We will ensure that it will continue to be stable in the future," he told the media, quoted on Sunday, March 8.
The total state revenue of Rp358 trillion comes from several sources, namely tax revenue of Rp245.1 trillion, customs and excise revenue of Rp44.9 trillion, and non-tax state revenues (PNBP) which reached Rp68 trillion.
On the other hand, state spending that has been realized is IDR 493.8 trillion consisting of central government spending of IDR 346.1 trillion and transfers to regions of IDR 147.7 trillion.
According to him, fundamentally, Indonesia's fiscal condition is still considered strong and this is seen from the debt to GDP ratio and the deficit to GDP ratio which are considered to be within safe limits.
In addition, he assessed Indonesia's economic growth performance was also relatively good compared to a number of other countries where last year, Indonesia's economic growth was recorded at around 5.11 percent, which was one of the highest among G20 member countries.
In the future, Purbaya is optimistic that the national economic growth can increase to around 5.5 percent to 6 percent, and this target is expected to strengthen investor confidence in Indonesia's fiscal stability.
He also added that the government would continue to encourage various factors that support economic growth, such as accelerating the realization of government spending, maintaining financial sector stability with the central bank, improving the investment climate, and increasing support for the export sector.
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