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Based on Bank Indonesia (BI) data, private external debt contributed more to the growth of Indonesia's total external debt than government and central bank external debt. Private external debt in Q1 2019 amounted to US$197.1 billion, while government external debt was US$187.7 billion and central bank external debt was US$2.8 billion.
Government external debt growth was relatively stable at 3.6% (yoy) in Q1 2019, compared to 3.3% (yoy) in Q1 2018. Meanwhile, private external debt grew by 12.8% (yoy), an increase compared to the 11.3% (yoy) growth in Q1 2018.
Private external debt is dominated by the financial and insurance services sector, the manufacturing industry sector, the electricity, gas, steam/water and air (LGA) supply sector, and the mining and quarrying sector. These four sectors account for 75.2% of total private external debt.
(Read Databoks: [Trend of Increasing Indonesia's External Debt](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2019/05/17/tren-kenaikan-utang-luar-negeri-indonesia))
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