Amid Improving Global Economy, Indonesia Optimistic about GDP Growth
Forecasts for economic growth in Indonesia in 2014 are still optimistic. The government of Indonesia targets a 6 percent growth rate, while the country's central bank (Bank Indonesia) expects GDP growth in the range of 5.8 to 6.2 percent. Although these forecasts clearly fall short of the target set in the country's National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN) - which mentions annual GDP growth of between 6.3 and 6.8 percent - the forecasts are still rather positive given the global uncertain and volatile economic context in recent years.
Because of the still uncertain global context both the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have downgraded their forecasts for Indonesia's GDP growth in 2014 to 5.4 percent and 5.5 percent respectively. However, not all analysts agreed with this downgrade (announced in November 2013) because at the same time both institutions upgraded forecasts for economic growth in 2014 in the world's two largest economies (USA and China). And an improving global economy, led by the USA and China, is more likely to translate into higher GDP growth in Indonesia as the country's exports will get a boost.
Since 2011, Indonesia had to cope with slowing economic growth. The most important factor that contributed to this falling growth rate was the global financial turmoil which led to a sharp reduction in the value of Indonesia's exports (particularly commodities). In 2013, however, the slowing pace of Indonesia's GDP growth accelerated due to the continuous depreciating rupiah exchange rate, high inflation, diminished foreign capital inflows (capital markets and foreign direct investments), higher interest rates and the lack of improvement in the global commodity prices.
Indonesia's Economic Growth 2009–2013 (annual percentage change):
Year | Quarter I |
Quarter II | Quarter III | Quarter IV | Full Year |
2013 | 6.05 | 5.83 | 5.62 | - | 5.7¹ |
2012 | 6.29 | 6.36 | 6.16 | 6.11 | 6.2 |
2011 | 6.45 | 6.52 | 6.49 | 6.50 | 6.5 |
2010 | 5.99 | 6.29 | 5.81 | 6.81 | 6.1 |
2009 | 4.60 | 4.37 | 4.31 | 4.58 | 4.6 |
¹ forecast
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
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