Indonesia records US$4.03b trade surplus in first five months of 2026

Speaking at a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics Ateng Hartono said that cumulative exports in the first five months of the year rose 3.02 percent year-on-year (yoy).

The manufacturing sector made the largest contribution to export growth, accounting for 5.38 percent.

Imports in the January-May period climbed 15.24 percent yoy, driven mainly by a 10.35 percent increase in imports of raw materials and intermediate goods, Hartono said.

In May alone, Indonesia posted a trade deficit of US$1.61 billion, with exports at US$23.20 billion and imports at US$24.81 billion.

May exports fell 5.73 percent from a year earlier, while imports jumped 22.16 percent, he said.

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Translator: Ahmad Muzdaffar, Kuntum Khaira