BI records February foreign exchange reserves fall to US$151.9 billion

Jakarta — Bank Indonesia (BI) records Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves position at the end of February 2026 as remaining high at US$151.9 billion, though down from the end-January 2026 level of US$154.6 billion. Executive Director of the BI Communications Department Ramdan Denny Prakoso, in a formal statement in Jakarta on Friday, said the development of foreign exchange reserves was influenced by tax and service receipts as well as the drawdown of government external borrowing. This condition occurred amid the repayment of government external debt and the rupiah exchange-rate stabilisation policy in response by Indonesia’s central bank to the ongoing high uncertainty in global financial markets. BI confirms that the foreign exchange reserves at end-February 2026 are equivalent to financing for 6.1 months of imports or 5.9 months of imports and government external debt service, and are above the international adequacy standard of around 3 months of imports. The central bank also assessed that the foreign exchange reserves are able to support resilience of the external sector as well as maintain macroeconomic and financial system stability. BI believes that going forward external-sector resilience remains sound, supported by adequate foreign exchange reserves and foreign inflows in line with positive investor perceptions of the national economy’s prospects and investment returns that remain attractive. “Bank Indonesia continues to strengthen synergy with the Government in reinforcing external resilience to maintain macroeconomic stability in order to support sustainable economic growth,” concluded Ramdan.