Indonesia recorded economic growth of 5,47 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The figure places Indonesia in second position among the five ASEAN countries that have released data, after Vietnam which grew 9,95 percent.
Household consumption grew 5,04 percent, while the manufacturing sector recorded an increase of 5,87 percent, becoming the main driver of growth. BPS head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti assessed, "Indonesia's economy grew solidly in the third quarter of 2026. Household consumption on the expenditure side became the main support, and on the business side it was supported by the impressive performance of the manufacturing sector," Amalia said in Jakarta on Thursday (5/11).
Vietnam recorded gross domestic product growth of 9,95 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, up from 8,15 percent in the first quarter and 8,81 percent in the second quarter. Singapore reported growth of 5,4 percent year-on-year, with seasonally adjusted quarterly growth of 1,1 percent. Malaysia recorded growth of 5,3 percent year-on-year, while Laos recorded 4,8 percent year-on-year in the same period.
Other ASEAN countries—Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Timor Leste—have not yet released economic growth data for the third quarter of 2026.
Source: cnnindonesia.com
