APBNP 2008 menetapkan besarnya defisit sebesar 2,1 persen dari PDB atau Rp94,3 triliun di mana belanja negara sebesar Rp989,3 triliun dan pendapatan negara dan hibah sebesar Rp895 triliun.
In the revised 2008 state budget, the government had set the budget deficit at 2.1 percent of GDP or Rp94.3 trillion with state expenditures estimated at Rp989.3 trillion and state revenues and grants at Rp895 trillion.