Indonesia's Import Value Rises 10.05 Percent up to March 2026

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded Indonesia’s cumulative import value up to March 2026 at US$61.30 billion, an increase of 10.05 percent from the same period in the previous year. The main contributor came from the non-oil and gas sector, with an import value of US$52.97 billion, up 12.16 percent.

“Meanwhile, oil and gas imports fell 1.72 percent to US$8.33 billion,” said Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at BPS, Ateng Hartono, during a press conference at the BPS office in Jakarta on Monday, 4 May 2026.

From the perspective of usage, according to Ateng, there was an increase in imports during the January-March 2026 period, both for capital goods, raw materials/auxiliary materials, and consumer goods. The value of imports of raw materials/auxiliary materials remained dominant at US$43.17 billion, up 6.89 percent.

BPS recorded the value of capital goods imports at US$12.98 billion, up 24.02 percent. The increase in capital goods import value was deemed much higher compared to raw materials/auxiliary materials and consumer goods. Meanwhile, consumer goods imports were recorded at US$5.15 billion, growing 6.12 percent.

Throughout the January-March 2026 period, China became the main country of origin for Indonesia’s non-oil and gas imports with a value of US$22.02 billion (41.56 percent), followed by Australia with US$3.14 billion (5.94 percent) and Japan with US$2.90 billion (5.47 percent). Ateng stated that the contribution of these three countries reached 52.97 percent or more than half of Indonesia’s total non-oil and gas imports.

The non-oil and gas trade surplus for January-March 2026 was largely supported by five main commodities, namely animal/vegetable fats and oils (US$8.68 billion), mineral fuels (US$6.22 billion), iron and steel (US$4.29 billion), nickel and articles thereof (US$3.24 billion), and footwear (US$1.49 billion).