JAKARTA, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's net international investment liabilities declined to 224.5 billion U.S. dollars at the end of the first quarter of 2025, from 245.7 billion dollars in the fourth quarter of last year, the country's central bank said on Wednesday.
"This decrease was driven by an increase in foreign financial assets (FFA) and a decline in foreign financial liabilities (FFL)," said Ramdan Denny Prakoso, head of the Communications Department at Bank Indonesia.
FFA rose by 1.9 percent to 533.1 billion dollars, supported by increased resident investment in foreign financial instruments, global depreciation of the U.S. dollar, and a surge in international gold prices.
Meanwhile, FFL dropped by 1.5 percent to 757.6 billion dollars, despite steady foreign capital inflows into direct and portfolio investments amid global market pressures.
Bank Indonesia assessed that the international investment position remained sound, as reflected by its ratio to gross domestic product, which declined to 16.0 percent from 17.6 percent in the previous quarter, with long-term liabilities accounting for 91.9 percent of the total. ■
