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The rupiah ( symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia, issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam ( रूप्यकम् ). [ 4] Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word perak ("silver" in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah in coins.
The first 'Indonesian rupiah' bank notes bore the date of the proclamation on new Indonesian money, 17 October 1945, under the authority of the "Republik Indonesia", and were apparently intended for issue on 1 February 1946, but due to the capture of most of the notes, only a tiny number escaped at this time.
The Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 reduced the rupiah's value by over 80% in a few months and was a major factor in the overthrow of President Suharto's government. The rupiah had traded at about 2000–3000 rupiah per 1 USD, but reached a low of 16,800 rupiah per dollar in June 1998. The currency, which had been relatively stable in ...
It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles). With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most-populous country and the ...
17 August 2025. ( 2025-08-17) Frequency. Annual. The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating ...
Coins of the Indonesian rupiah. 100-, 200-, 500-, and 1000-rupiah coins from 1999, 2003, and 2010 series. The first coins of the Indonesian rupiah were issued in 1951 and 1952, a year or so later than the first Indonesian rupiah banknotes printed, following the peace treaty with the Netherlands in November 1949.
6. Net Exports (Exports minus Imports) List of Indonesian cities by GDP Nominal and PPP in 2021, with 14,308 IDR = 1 USD term of Nominal while 4,833.87 IDR = 1 USD term of PPP. [ 4] List of Indonesian cities/regencies by average household expenditure in 2022, with 14,848 IDR = 1 USD term of Nominal while 4,850.98 IDR = 1 USD term of PPP. [ 5]
17 December 1954 [10] Bangkok Bank [11] Bank QNB Indonesia: 28 April 1913 [12] Qatar National Bank: Bank Resona Perdania: 1 February 1958 Resona Bank: Royal Bank of Scotland Indonesia: 12 November 1992 Royal Bank of Scotland: Bank SBI Indonesia: 24 October 1970 [12] State Bank of India: Bank Sinarmas: 18 August 1989 Sinar Mas Group: Bank UOB ...