BI DIY Reports 23.59 Per Cent Growth in QRIS Users
Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The Bank Indonesia (BI) Representative Office for the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) has stated that the number of QRIS digital financial service users in this province reached a 23.59 per cent increase as of August 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
“The positive development of the digital financial economy (EKD) is reflected in DIY; as of August 20lag 2026, the number of QRIS users in DIY reached 1.20 million users, representing a growth of 23.59 per cent (year-on-year),” said the Head of the BI DIY Representative Office, Sri Darmadi Sudibyo, in a statement in Yogyakarta on Wednesday.
According to him, the number of merchants in the DIY region, which covers four regencies and one city, reached 1.17 million merchants, growing by 19.99 per cent annually.
“This performance was accompanied by the growth of QRIS transaction volume to 667.73 million transactions (up 60.17 per cent year-on-year) and a transaction value of Rp6.85 trillion (up 33.40 per cent year-on-year),” he said.
The BI DIY Representative Office continues to strengthen synergy with the local government, the Regional Acceleration and Expansion of Digitalisation Team (TP2DD), BPD DIY, Payment Service Providers (PJP), and other stakeholders.
“Synergy is directed towards increasing the use of digital payments in the trade and MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises) sectors, tourism, transportation, markets, as well as the payment of taxes, regional levies, and public services,” he said.
Furthermore, he stated that the strengthening of DIY’s digital financial economy will continue to be driven to expand business opportunities, improve the efficiency and quality of public services, and strengthen the productivity of the region’s leading sectors.
Meanwhile, regarding inflation, in August 2026, DIY inflation reached 3.07 per cent, which is higher than the annual inflation of 2.54 per cent in July 2026.
By city, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Yogyakarta experienced a monthly inflation of 0.24 per cent in August, or 3.29 per cent annually. Meanwhile, Gunungkidul experienced inflation of 0.28 per cent, resulting in an annual inflation rate of 2.87 per cent.
“DIY’s annual inflation remains within the national inflation target range. Controlled inflation is supported by the efforts of the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) in maintaining inflation stability within the 4K corridor (affordability, availability of supply, smoothness of distribution, and effective communication),” he said.