Middle Eastern Countries That Supply Indonesia's Oil Imports

Jakarta — Tensions in the Middle East have not immediately disrupted Indonesia’s oil supply from Arab countries. Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that oil and gas imports from the region in January 2026 continued normally.

Ateng Hartono, Deputy for Distribution Statistics and Services at BPS, explained that there are currently no indications of disruption to the flow of oil and gas imports. However, he emphasised that the impact of the conflict still requires further study.

“To ensure whether or not there is an influence on the trade balance, of course further study is needed. However, January’s data still shows that oil and gas imports are running normally,” said Ateng at a media briefing at the BPS office in Jakarta on Monday, 2 March 2026.

In January 2026, oil and gas imports from Saudi Arabia were recorded at USD 267.4 million or contributing 8.44 per cent of total national oil and gas imports. Imports from the United Arab Emirates reached USD 200.6 million (6.34 per cent), Egypt at USD 73.4 million (2.32 per cent), and Oman at USD 67.9 million (2.14 per cent). Meanwhile, imports from Qatar were recorded at USD 1.8 million.

These figures show that the Middle East remains one of Indonesia’s key energy supply sources. Amid rising global oil prices, the stability of this supply is important because it directly relates to fuel prices and the cost of living for the public.

To illustrate, in 2025 Indonesia’s oil and gas imports from Iran were relatively small at USD 0.45 million. This means that structurally, Indonesia’s direct dependence on oil and gas imports from Iran is not significant.

On the other hand, Indonesia’s trade balance surplus in January 2026 narrowed to USD 0.95 billion from USD 2.51 billion in December 2025. According to Ateng, the contraction occurred because exports fell more deeply than imports.

“Both oil and gas and non-oil and gas sectors both experienced declines in exports and imports,” he said.