BPS Records Indonesia's Economic Growth at 5.61% in Q1 2026

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported that Indonesia’s economy in the first quarter of 2026 grew by 5.61% year-on-year (yoy).

BPS Chief Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti stated that, based on the gross domestic product (GDP) figure, the national economy at current market prices reached Rp6,187.2 trillion.

Meanwhile, GDP at constant prices was recorded at Rp3,447.75 trillion.

“Thus, Indonesia’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2026, or year-on-year, experienced growth of 5.61%,” she said during the BPS release in Jakarta on Tuesday (5/5/2026).

There are five main business fields that provided the largest contribution to the national GDP, namely manufacturing industry, trade, agriculture, construction, and mining, with a total share reaching 63.52% of GDP.

Amalia also mentioned that several sectors recorded relatively high growth. The business field with high growth was the provision of accommodation and food and beverage services, which grew by 13.14%.

This was driven by improved performance in food and beverage provision in line with national holiday periods and also the expansion of the free nutritious meals programme coverage.

Third, transportation and warehousing grew by 8.4%, supported by an increase in passenger numbers across all modes of transportation.

From the perspective of economic growth sources in the first quarter of 2026, the manufacturing industry became the largest contributor with a contribution of 1.03 percentage points to economic growth.

Next, the trade sector contributed 0.82 percentage points, followed by the agriculture sector providing a contribution of 0.55 percentage points, and construction with a growth source of 0.53 percentage points.

From the expenditure side, all economic components in the first quarter of 2026 were recorded to have grown positively year-on-year.