Indonesia’s Internet Speed Is on Par with Laos and Myanmar, Slowest in Southeast Asia
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia Indonesia still has one of the slowest internet speeds in Southeast Asia, trailing only Laos and Myanmar.
In the August 2025 Speedtest Global Index report, Indonesia ranked 83rd. Compared to Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia ranked 8th, just one spot behind Laos in last place.
The report recorded an average Indonesian mobile internet speed of 45.01 Mbps, with upload speeds of 16.02 Mbps and latency of 22 ms.
Speedtest noted that Indonesia actually experienced an improvement in its ranking from the previous report. Indonesia climbed three spots on the list.
In Southeast Asia, five countries have achieved speeds above 100 Mbps. One of them is Brunei Darussalam, which is the fastest country in Southeast Asia and ranked 9th in the world with a speed of 184.86 Mbps.
Next is Singapore, ranked 12th with 164.75 Mbps. Vietnam is close behind (ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, for fixed broadband internet, Indonesia beat only Myanmar. Indonesia ranked 166th with a speed of 39.88 Mbps.
This position is far below Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, which are the top three countries with the fastest fixed broadband internet. Singapore, also ranked at the top in the world according to the report, has a speed of 394.30 Mbps.
Meanwhile, Thailand ranked 9th with a speed of 262.42 Mbps, and Vietnam, one rank below, recorded a fixed broadband internet speed of 261.80 Mbps.
Mobile Internet Rankings for Southeast Asia as of August 2025
1 Brunei Darussalam 184.86 Mbps (ranked 9th)
2 Singapore 164.75 Mbps (ranked 12th)
3 Vietnam 152.17 Mbps (ranked 16th)
4 Malaysia 143.56 Mbps (ranked 20th)
5 Thailand 124.33 Mbps (ranked 30th)
6 Philippines 59.64 Mbps (ranked 66th)
7 Cambodia 53.58 Mbps (ranked 76th)
8 Indonesia 45.01 Mbps (ranked 83rd)
9 Laos 42.94 Mbps (ranked 86th)
Fixed Broadband Internet Rankings for Southeast Asia as of August 2025
1 Singapore 394.30 Mbps (ranked 1st)
2 Thailand 262.42 Mbps (ranked 9th)
3 Vietnam 261.80 Mbps (ranked 10th)
4 Malaysia 154.03 Mbps (ranked 41st)
5 Philippines 105.17 Mbps (ranked 54th)
6 Brunei Darussalam 83.14 Mbps (ranked 78th)
7 Cambodia 49.32 Mbps (ranked 105th)
8 Laos 47.46 Mbps (ranked 109th)
9 Indonesia 39.88 Mbps (ranked 116th)
10 Myanmar 26.90 Mbps (ranked 132nd)
SOURCE : CNBC INDONESIA
