Indonesia Posts Fastest Economic Growth in More Than Three Years in Q1

ECONOMIC GROWTH - JAKARTA. Indonesia's economy grew at its fastest annual pace in more than three years at the start of 2026, boosted by a surge in government spending and holiday celebrations, official data showed on Tuesday.

GDP grew 5.61% in the January-March quarter from a year earlier, Statistics Indonesia said, stronger than the 5.30% growth expected by analysts in a Reuters poll and the 5.39% posted in the fourth quarter of 2025.