APBNP 2008 menetapkan pendapatan negara dan hibah sebesar Rp895 triliun dan belanja negara sebesar Rp989,3 triliun sehingga terdapat defisit 2,1 persen dari PDB.
In the revised 2008 state budget, the government had set state revenues and grants at Rp895 trillion and expenditures at Rp989.3 trillion so that the budget deficit was expected to reach 2.1 percent of the GDP.