Weak Demand for Coffee and Iron Leads to Double-Digit Decline in Indonesia's Agricultural and Mining Exports

The Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has recorded a decline in non-oil and gas export performance within the agricultural and mining sectors, even as the manufacturing industry managed to maintain growth.

In total, Indonesia’s export value grew by 6.72% as of August 2026, reaching US$25.62 billion compared to US$23.89 billion during the same period last year. This was primarily supported by non-oil and gas exports, which rose by 7.23% to US$25.62 billion.

“The year-on-year increase in export value for August 2026 was mainly driven by the rise in non-oil and gas exports,” stated Ateng Hartono, Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at BPS, in Jakarta on Thursday.

The only growing non-oil and gas sector was manufacturing, which reached a value of US$22.29 billion, representing a growth of 12.48% compared to the same period last year.

In contrast, other sectors such as agriculture declined by 11.64% to US$530 million, down from US$600 million in August 2025. This was triggered by falling demand for coffee, annual fruits, and other perennial crops.

“Agricultural exports fell by 11.64% year-on-year, particularly in coffee, annual fruits, and other perennial plants,” said Ateng.

The mining sector saw an even deeper decline, dropping by 19.47% to US$2.79 billion from US$3.47 billion during the same period last year.

“Mining fell by 20.30% year-on-year, primarily in commodities such as iron, copper, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, and asphalt,” he emphasised.