BI: Foreign Exchange Reserves Reach US$146.5 Billion in August 2026, Up US$1.2 Billion
The development of Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves position in August 2026 was influenced primarily by tax and services receipts as well as government external loan drawdowns.
Jakarta (ANTARA) — Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2026 at US$146.5 billion, an increase of US$1.2 billion compared with the end of July 2026, when they stood at US$145.3 billion.
Executive Director of BI’s Communications Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, said in Jakarta on Monday that the development of the reserves position in August 2026 was influenced mainly by tax and services receipts as well as government external loan drawdowns.
The development occurred amid government external debt payments and Bank Indonesia’s rupiah exchange rate stabilisation policy in response to persistently high uncertainty in global financial markets.
The central bank stated that the reserves position at the end of August 2026 was equivalent to financing 5.4 months of imports, or 5.3 months of imports plus payment of the government’s external debt, and remained above the international adequacy standard of around three months of imports.
Bank Indonesia assesses that the foreign exchange reserves are capable of supporting the resilience of the external sector, as well as maintaining macroeconomic and financial system stability.
Bank Indonesia also believes that, going forward, external sector resilience will remain sound, supported by an adequate reserves position and foreign capital inflows in line with investors’ positive perception of the national economic outlook and attractive investment returns.
“Bank Indonesia continues to strengthen synergy with the Government in reinforcing external resilience in order to maintain economic stability and support sustainable economic growth,” said Ramdan.
After five consecutive months of decline, the reserves recorded their first increase at the end of June 2026, rising by US$700 million to reach US$145.6 billion.
Subsequently, at the end of July 2026, the reserves were relatively stable, recording a marginal decline of US$0.3 billion to US$145.3 billion.