Indonesia's per capita debt: US$1,032

Indonesia's per capita government debt in October 2016 amounted to US$1,032.3, or Rp 13.4 million. This figure is lower than that of other developing countries such as India, Vietnam, and Thailand.

In a public lecture by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani at Syiah Kuala University, Aceh, Indonesia's debt was only slightly above that of the Philippines, at US$956.3 per capita. According to data from the World Economic Forum Outlook, IMF, and CEIC, Indonesia's per capita government debt is also significantly lower than that of developed countries such as the United States, which reached US$62,000, and Japan, which reached almost US$100,000.

Indonesia's government debt in December 2016 reached Rp 3,485 trillion. This comprised Rp 2,741 trillion (79 percent) in government bonds and Rp 744 trillion (21 percent) in loans. The total debt increased by Rp 320 trillion, or approximately 10.1 percent, from its position at the end of 2015, which was Rp 3,165 trillion.