BPS: January 2026 Imports Surge to US$21.20 Billion, Up 18.21% Year-on-Year
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s total import value in January 2026 reached US$21.20 billion, representing an 18.21% increase compared with January 2025 on a year-on-year basis.
Ateng Hartono, Deputy for Distribution Statistics and Services at BPS, stated that the import increase occurred across both petroleum and non-petroleum components. “Petroleum imports were valued at US$3.17 billion, rising 27.52% year-on-year. Meanwhile, non-petroleum imports totalled US$18.04 billion, also increasing 16.71%,” Ateng said during a press conference on Monday, 2 March.
He emphasised that the import increase was primarily driven by non-petroleum imports, which contributed 14.40% to the overall rise in imports.
By usage classification, all import components experienced year-on-year increases in January 2026. Consumer goods imports rose 11.81%, whilst raw materials and auxiliary materials—the primary driver of import growth—increased 14.67% with a contribution of 10.61% to the total increase. Capital goods imports surged 35.32% year-on-year.
The three main non-petroleum commodities imported by Indonesia in January 2026 were electrical machinery and apparatus (HS85), mechanical machinery and equipment (HS84), and plastics and plastic products. Together, these accounted for 37.54% of total non-petroleum imports.
Electrical machinery and apparatus imports were recorded at US$2.92 billion with a volume of 0.18 million tonnes. Mechanical machinery and equipment reached US$2.90 billion with a volume of 0.41 million tonnes. Plastics and plastic products totalled US$0.95 billion with a volume of 0.62 million tonnes.
Ateng noted that all three commodities experienced increases in both value and volume compared with the same period last year.
By country of origin, the three largest contributors to Indonesia’s imports in January 2026 were China, Australia, Japan, and the United States. Together, these countries contributed 54.92% of Indonesia’s total imports.
Non-petroleum imports from China totalled US$7.89 billion, dominated by electrical machinery and apparatus (HS85) with a share of 23.42% and growing 49.79% year-on-year.
From Australia, non-petroleum imports reached US$1.07 billion, primarily comprising precious metals and jewellery (HS71) with a share of 47.54%. Imports of this commodity surged 634.30% year-on-year.
Meanwhile, non-petroleum imports from Japan reached US$0.95 billion, dominated by mechanical machinery and equipment (HS84) with a share of 20.68%, although experiencing a decline of 21.20% year-on-year.
Ateng emphasised that January 2026 import developments reflect increased demand for raw materials and capital goods, which could signal a strengthening of domestic production activity in early 2026.