Jakarta, April 13 -- The Finance Ministry will maintain a healthy debt ratio amid increasing global pressures, including rising global oil prices and geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East.

"Amidst pressures, including rising global oil prices, Indonesia is stronger than its peers. From a fiscal perspective, we maintain a prudent deficit, remaining below 3 percent. The debt ratio is also maintained below 60 percent," the ministry's director of economic stabilization strategy, Noor Faisal Achmad, stated during the Central Bank Forum 2026 here on Monday.

Indonesia has so far recorded high economic growth, controlled inflation, and a fiscal condition that is considered well-maintained, he added.

The economic stability that has been maint...