Breaking News! BI Rate Held at 5.75% in August 2026

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Bank Indonesia’s Board of Governors meeting on 18-19 August 2026 decided to maintain the BI-Rate at 5.75%. Accordingly, the Deposit Facility rate stands at 4.75% and the Lending Facility rate at 6.50%.

The announcement was delivered by Acting Governor of Bank Indonesia Destry Damayanti at an online press conference on Wednesday (19/8/2026).

With this decision, BI has now held interest rates steady for two consecutive meetings. The central bank previously also maintained the BI Rate at 5.75% at its July 2026 Board of Governors meeting.

The decision was in line with the results of a CNBC Indonesia poll of 14 institutions, which showed all respondents unanimously expected the BI Rate to remain at 5.75%. Not a single respondent projected either an increase or a decrease in interest rates this month.

The decision to hold rates extends the pause after BI raised interest rates by a cumulative 100 basis points over May-June 2026, from 4.75% to 5.75%.