Economists say that the riots have further worsened conditions in Indonesia, whose economy was hard hit by the recent currency crisis in Southeast Asia. It is estimated that US $ 80 billion of investment capital has fled the country, of which perhaps US $ 10 billion belongs to ethnic Chinese. The loss of this capital will hamper economic recovery in Indonesia.
此外，據此間經濟學者分析，東南亞金融風暴以來，印尼經濟嚴重受創，排華暴亂更是雪上加霜，據估計已有八百億美元資金外流，其中華資估計高達百億以上，對印尼經濟復甦相當不利。