TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded positive growth in Indonesia’s export performance from January to September 2025, supported by several main commodities. Three of them are iron and steel, coal, palm oil (CPO), and its derivatives.
Deputy of Distribution and Services Statistics at BPS, Pudji Ismartini, stated that these three leading commodities accounted for approximately 28.58 percent of non-oil and gas exports during the first nine months of 2025. “Cumulatively, iron and steel exports increased by 11.81 percent, CPO and its derivatives rose by 32.40 percent, while coal exports decreased by 20.85 percent,” said Pudji in a press conference in Jakarta on Monday, November 3, 2025.
Pudji said that, from the destination country’s perspective, China, the United States, and India became Indonesia’s three largest export markets, contributing 41.81 percent to the country’s total non-oil and gas exports.
Details show that the export value to China reached $46.47 billion. Iron and steel products (HS72) dominated these exports, contributing 29.26 percent and growing by 19.90 percent. Exports to the United States totaled US$23.03 billion. The main exported commodity was machinery and electrical equipment (HS85), which contributed 18.45 percent and grew by 37.59 percent.
Meanwhile, exports to India reached $14.02 billion, with mineral fuels (HS27) dominating at 29.42 percent. This amount decreased by 25.42 percent compared to the same period last year.
As of September 2025, Indonesia’s total export value reached US$209.80 billion, marking an 8.14 percent increase from the previous year. Pudji said that non-oil and gas exports contributed $199.77 billion of this amount, which is a 9.57 percent increase. Meanwhile, oil and gas exports decreased by 14.09 percent to $10.03 billion.
The performance of non-oil and gas exports was primarily driven by the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. With a share of 12.58 percent, the manufacturing sector played the largest role, supported by an increase in palm oil, non-iron base metals, jewelry, agricultural chemical products, semiconductors, and electronic components.
When viewed by sector, Pudji continued, non-oil and gas exports in September 2025 were dominated by the manufacturing sector with a value of US$19.90 billion, followed by mining and others at US$3.16 billion, and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries at US$0.63 billion.
The manufacturing and agricultural sectors experienced annual export growth, while the mining sector continued to decline. The manufacturing sector’s positive performance was driven by surges in exports of jewelry and precious goods, non-iron base metals, agricultural-based organic chemical products, semiconductors, and palm oil.
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