Indonesia's September 2025 Interest Rate Remains Relatively High in SEA

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Adi Ahdiat 18/09/2025 12:30 WIB

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Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered its benchmark interest rate in September 2025. However, BI's interest rate remains relatively high compared to neighboring countries.

Benchmark Interest Rates of Central Banks in Southeast Asia (September 2025*)

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Benchmark Interest Rates of Central Banks in Southeast Asia (September 2025*)

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Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered its benchmark interest rate, the BI-Rate, by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.75% in September 2025.

This BI rate cut occurred amidst a slowdown in the global economy.

"The world economy is still slowing down due to the impact of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States (US) and persistent high uncertainty," BI stated in a press release (September 17, 2025).

According to BI, economic actors' confidence in the US has fallen in line with the implementation of reciprocal tariff policies. This has resulted in decreased household consumption and increased unemployment there.

The economies of China, Japan, and European countries have also slowed, partly due to decreased export performance.

"With these developments, Bank Indonesia predicts that 2025 global economic growth still has the potential to be lower than the previous forecast of around 3.0%," BI said.

"The still-weak global economic outlook and easing inflationary pressures are prompting some central banks to adopt accommodative monetary policies, except in Japan," it continued.

Amidst this situation, the BI interest rate remains relatively high in Southeast Asia, particularly compared to Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and Cambodia.

The following details the benchmark interest rates of central banks in Southeast Asia in September 2025, or the latest available data:

* Laos: 9% (August 2025)

* Myanmar: 9% (August 2025)

* Brunei: 5.5% (August 2025)

* Philippines: 5% (August 2025)

* Indonesia: 4.75% (September 2025)

* Vietnam: 4.5% (July 2025)

* Malaysia: 2.75% (September 2025)

* Thailand: 1.5% (August 2025)

* Singapore: 1.12% (September 2025)

* Cambodia: 0.42% (June 2025)

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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