Indonesia Imports Rise the Most in 8 Months

2026-02-02 04:32 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

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.



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Indonesia Imports Rise the Most in 8 Months
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.
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