2017 State Expenditure Realization Reaches 94 Percent of Target

Indonesia's 2017 interim state expenditure realization totaled Rp 2,001.6 trillion, or 93.8 percent of the target set in the Revised State Budget (APBN-P) 2017. This achievement surpasses the previous year's performance, which reached only 89.1 percent of the APBN-P 2016 target.

Central government spending in 2017 reached Rp 1,259.6 trillion, comprising Ministry/Agency (K/L) spending of Rp 759.6 trillion and non-K/L spending of Rp 500 trillion. Transfers to Regions and Village Funds amounted to Rp 742 trillion, consisting of Rp 682.2 trillion in regional transfers and Rp 59.8 trillion in Village Funds.

The 2018 State Budget targets a 5.8 percent increase in state expenditure to Rp 2,220.66 trillion from the 2017 Revised State Budget. Compared to the 2017 realization, this year's expenditure target is up 10.9 percent.