Indonesia’s imports unexpectedly increased 10.81% year-on-year to a record high of USD 23.83 billion in December 2025, accelerating sharply from a 0.46% rise in November and beating market forecasts of a 0.7% decline, amid the government’s efforts to boost domestic demand. This marked the fastest increase in imports since last April. The rise was driven by a 1.71% increase in oil and gas imports, reflecting higher oil product purchases (4.05%), while non–oil and gas imports rose 12.46% to USD 20.48 billion, rebounding from a 1.15% decline in November. By country, imports increased from China (25.69%), the US (28.07%), ASEAN (10.60%), and the EU (3.30%). Conversely, purchases from Japan plunged 15.15%. By commodity, imports rose mainly for electrical machinery and equipment, and their parts (43.24%), as well as machinery and mechanical equipment and their parts (23.09%). For the full year of 2025, total imports grew 2.83% year-on-year to USD 241.86 billion. source: Statistics Indonesia
Imports YoY in Indonesia increased to 10.81 percent in January from 0.46 percent in November of 2025. Imports YoY in Indonesia averaged 14.24 percent from 1960 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 143.70 percent in January of 1975 and a record low of -66.00 percent in January of 1966. This page includes a chart with historical data for Indonesia Imports YoY. Indonesia Imports YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
From 2004 to 2012, imports to Indonesia tripled, as large portion of the population entered middle-class and propelled higher purchases of oil and consumption goods. However, starting in mid-2013, imports have been declining due to low commodity prices and weak domestic consumption and investment. Main imports products are: oil and gas (around 17 percent of total imports), nuclear reactions, boilers, mechanical appliances (19 percent); iron and steel (5.4 percent), organic chemical materials (4.8 percent) and vehicles (4.5 percent). Main import partners are: China (25 percent of the total imports), Japan (11 percent), Singapore (7.6 percent), Thailand (6.8 percent) and the United States (6.4 percent).
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Previous |
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Lowest |
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Frequency |
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10.81 |
0.46 |
143.70 |
-66.00 |
1960 - 2025 |
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