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View all search resultsIndonesia posts $41 billion trade surplus in 2025
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A vehicle drives past stacks of cargo containers on July 7, 2025, at the Jakarta International Container Terminal at the Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
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ndonesia posted a 68th consecutive monthly trade surplus in December, thanks to rising exports and despite a global shift toward economic and strategic protectionism.
The country’s exports rose faster than imports in 2025, bringing the total surplus for 2025 to US$41.05 billion, up from $31.33 billion in 2024, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data published on Monday.
The surplus was driven entirely by the non-oil and gas sector, where outgoing shipments exceeded incoming ones by $60.75 billion, offsetting a $19.7 billion deficit in oil and gas trade.
In the month of December, Indonesia recorded a $2.51 billion trade surplus as exports rose 11.64 percent year-on-year (yoy) to $26.35 billion.
When excluding oil and gas products, exports increased at an even faster 13.72 percent yoy to $25.09 billion.
Over the full year, exports rose by 6.15 percent to $282.91 billion, while non-oil and gas exports climbed 7.66 percent to $269.84 billion.
Indonesia achieved rising shipments in nine of its 10 largest non-oil and gas export commodities, with mineral fuels being the only exception, as shipments in that segment fell 19.18 percent during the year.
