Jakarta, May 11 -- Indonesia's current government debt position remains within safe and controllable limits, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa claimed.

According to data from the Directorate General of Financing and Risk Management (DJPPR), the government's debt position reached Rp9,920.42 trillion (US$571.18 billion), or 40.75 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) as of March 31, 2026.

"(The debt position) is still safe, still around 40 percent less, so it is safe," Purbaya said at a media briefing in Jakarta on Monday.

According to the minister, Indonesia's debt management is relatively more prudent compared to other countries.

He cited the debt ratios of peer countries that are much higher than Indonesia's, such as Singapore ...