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Government debt in Indonesia

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Indonesia's government debt is 40.90 % — #39 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

40.90%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.4 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Indonesia over time

87.40 %55.20 %23.00 %87.40 % · 200023.00 % · 20122000: 87.40 %2001: 73.70 %2002: 62.30 %2003: 55.60 %2004: 51.30 %2005: 42.60 %2006: 35.80 %2007: 38.10 %2008: 30.30 %2009: 26.50 %2010: 26.40 %2011: 23.10 %2012: 23.00 %2013: 24.90 %2014: 24.60 %2015: 27.00 %2016: 28.00 %2017: 29.40 %2018: 30.40 %2019: 30.60 %2020: 39.70 %2021: 41.10 %2022: 40.10 %2023: 39.60 %2024: 40.20 %2025: 40.90 %20002012202540.90 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#39 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
69 %
86 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.70 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
46.50 pp
peak 87.40 % in 2000
Full series
▼ 46.50 pp
since 2000

In Asia: #16 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −13.80 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Indonesia: ahead of 69 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtIndonesia 40.90 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Indonesia is ahead of 69 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Indonesia
37 Switzerland40.10 %−0.80 pp
38 Honduras40.30 %−0.60 pp
39 Indonesia40.90 %—
40 Chile41.50 %+0.60 pp
41 Bangladesh42.00 %+1.10 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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