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View all search resultsTrade surplus grows in August on higher manufacturing exports
Indonesia has seen an uninterrupted streak of monthly trade surpluses from early 2020 until May, when a dramatic surge in oil and gas prices due to conflict in the Middle East caused a $1.6 billion deficit in Indonesia’s trade with the rest of the world.
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A vessel loaded with containers is docked at Pasir Panjang Port terminal in Singapore on May 19, 2025. Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4.6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Aug. 18, 2025 as shipments to the United States plunged by more than 40 percent (AFP/Roslan Rahman)
Indonesia’s trade surplus widened in August, driven largely by strong exports of manufactured goods and commodities.
The country’s exports exceed imports by US$3.55 billion in August, extending the trade surplus recorded in the previous month after deficits in June and May, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
BPS official Ateng Hartono told a press conference on Thursday that Indonesia still enjoyed increasing exports across its main export categories, which are crude palm oil (CPO) and coal, as well as iron and steel.
“Indonesia’s export value in August reached $26.61 billion, up 6.72 percent compared with August 2025,” he said.
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Ateng added that nine of the top-10 exported commodities saw increases, with precious metals and jewelry the only exceptions, declining by 42.82 percent. Meanwhile, nickel and its derivatives recorded the largest increase, rising 50.12 percent, up $2.87 billion.
By sector, he said Indonesia’s manufacturing exports grew 12.48 percent in August. Meanwhile, shipments from agriculture, forestry and fisheries dropped 11.64 percent due to a slump in coffee exports. Exports from mining and other sectors also fell 19.47 percent amid declining copper ore exports.
