Indonesia Exports Drop for 1st Time in 19 Months
2025-12-01 04:10
By
Chusnul Chotimah
1 min. read
Exports from Indonesia fell 2.31% year-on-year to USD 24.24 billion in October 2025, reversing sharply from an 11.41% surge in September.
This marked the first decline in exports since March 2024.
Oil and gas exports plunged 33.60%, weighed down by slumps in crude oil (-54.86%), oil products (-40.11%), and natural gas (-26.20%).
Non–oil and gas exports also 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.
Exports to China slowed to 1.01%, down sharply from a 12.79% jump in September.
Among major commodities, exports shrank primarily in mineral fuels, the largest component of non–oil and gas exports, which plunged 19.04%, and in animal and vegetable fats and oils (-1.13%).
In contrast, iron and steel exports surged 14.68%.
Year-to-date, total exports rose 6.96% year-on-year to USD 234.04 billion.