Indonesia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

4,343.8

Units In

USD Million

5,488

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 01, 2025

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
7,564.9 Apr 2022	-2,329.13 Jul 2013	934.75 USD Million	1960-2025	Statistics Indonesia

Since the 1970’s Indonesia has been recording consistent trade surpluses due to robust exports growth. However, from 2012 to 2014 the country started recording trade deficits, as exports shrank due to slowdown in the global economy and fall in commodity prices. In 2015, trade balance swang again to surplus due to almost 20 percent fall in imports. In recent years, the biggest trade deficits were recorded with China, Thailand, Japan, Germany and South Korea. Indonesia records trade surpluses mainly with India, United States, and Malaysia. .

Latest Updates

Indonesia’s trade surplus narrowed to USD 2.4 billion in October 2025, slightly down from USD 2.48 billion in the same month a year earlier. It marked the smallest trade surplus since April, as exports fell more than imports. Exports dropped 2.31% year-on-year, reversing sharply from an 11.41% rise in September and marking the first decline since March 2024. Oil and gas exports plunged 33.60%, while non–oil and gas exports fell 0.51% to USD 23.34 billion after surging 12.79% in September, driven by weaker demand from Japan (-5.36%) and India (-35.70%). Shipments to the US also moderated, with growth easing to 7.41% amid the imposition of new US tariffs, while exports to China slowed to 1.01%, down sharply from a 12.79% jump in September. Meanwhile, imports fell 1.15%, following 7.17% growth in September. Over the first ten months of 2025, Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of USD 35.88 billion, with exports and imports rising 6.96% and 2.19% year-on-year, respectively.