Bank Indonesia: April trade surplus supports external resilience

Bank Indonesia (BI) views Indonesia’s trade surplus of US$0.09 billion in April 2026 as a positive factor in supporting the further strengthening of the Indonesian economy’s external resilience. This development continues the trade surplus from the previous month, which was recorded at US$3.32 billion.

“Moving forward, Bank Indonesia will continue to strengthen policy synergy with the government and other authorities to further reinforce external resilience and support sustainable national economic growth,” said Ramdan Denny Prakim, Executive Director of the BI Communications Department, in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Referring to data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) released on Tuesday, the ongoing trade surplus in April 2026 originated primarily from a healthy non-oil and gas trade balance. The non-oil and gas trade balance in April 2026 recorded a surplus of US$3.53 billion, alongside an increase in non-oil and gas exports to US$24.15 billion.

This positive performance in non-oil and gas exports was mainly supported by natural resource-based exports, such as animal and vegetable fats and oils, as well as mineral fuels, and manufactured products including machinery, electrical equipment and parts, and vehicles and their components. In terms of destination, non-oil and gas exports to China, the United States, and India remained the primary contributors to Indonesia’s exports.

Meanwhile, the oil and gas trade deficit increased to US$3.44 billion in April 2026, in line with rising oil and gas imports amidst a decline in oil and gas exports.