Jakarta, May 5 -- Indonesia recorded year-on-year (yoy) economic growth of 4.87 percent in the first quarter of 2025, ranking as the second-highest among G20 countries after China, which reported 5.4 percent growth for the same period.

"Indonesia's economy grew by 4.87 percent. Among G20 countries, this is the second-highest growth, just below China, which recorded 5.4 percent," Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated in a press conference held here on Monday.

The minister explained that Indonesia's growth during that period outpaced other countries, including Malaysia (4.4 percent), Singapore (3.3 percent), and Spain (2.9 percent).

However, he pointed out that Indonesia still lagged behind Vietnam, which p...