Indonesia's Government Employee Spending to Increase by 11.6% in 2026

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Puja Pratama 19/08/2025 12:23 WIB

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The government has budgeted Rp580.7 trillion for employee expenditures next year, an 11.6% increase from the 2025 outlook. This continues the six-year trend of increasing employee expenditure.

Indonesian Employee Spending Trends 2020-2026* (August 15, 2025)

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Indonesian Employee Spending Trends 2020-2026* (August 15, 2025)

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The Indonesian government has allocated Rp580.7 trillion for employee expenditure in the 2026 State Budget (RAPBN).

This figure represents an 11.6% increase from the 2025 outlook of Rp520.2 trillion, continuing a six-year upward trend in employee expenditure.

The budget aims to optimize and maintain the welfare of civil servants (ASN), purportedly boosting productivity and bureaucratic efficiency.

Employee expenditure constitutes 18.5% of the total central government expenditure next year, which is projected at Rp3,136.4 trillion.

Here's the annual data on the realization and projection of employee expenditure:

2020: Rp380.5 trillion
2021: Rp387.5 trillion
2022: Rp402.4 trillion
2023: Rp464.8 trillion
2024: Rp464.8 trillion
Outlook 2025: Rp520.2 trillion
RAPBN 2026: Rp580.7 trillion.

(Read: Indonesia's Ministry Budget Increased by 17.5% in the 2026 State Budget Draft)

Editor : Muhammad Almer Sidqi

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