Purbaya Optimistic Economy will grow above 5.5%

Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa is optimistic that Indonesia’s economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 will exceed 5.5 percent.

He said this optimism is driven by the government’s efforts to strengthen the economy through fiscal expansion policies, including placing Rp200 trillion with the State-Owned Banks Association (Himbara), as well as various other economic stimuli.

“I am confident that economic growth will reach 5.5 percent. Above 5.5 percent in the fourth quarter,” he said on Thursday, 2 October 2025.

Purbaya acknowledged that economic growth had slowed down in the third quarter of 2025. However, he emphasised that the effects of the stimulus and government policies would only be apparent by the end of the year.

‘The third quarter may be a bit slow because there was disappointment at that time. But I am sure that growth in the fourth quarter will be better than in previous quarters,’ he said.

With the improving economic outlook, Purbaya stated that investor confidence would increase and that capital inflows were expected to strengthen again.

“In the future, Indonesia’s economy will really improve, so investors should come here. Investors come here to enjoy the economic opportunities, not to build. So if the economic outlook is good, they will come,” he added.

Editor: Yulian Saputra