That dollar amount results from a 22.2% advance since five years earlier in 2021 when Indonesian exports totaled $231.6 billion.
Year over year, the overall value of Indonesian exports rose 6.9% compared to $264.7 billion in 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Indonesian rupiah appreciated by 15.1% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. Indonesia’s stronger local currency made its exports paid for in weaker US dollars relatively more expensive for international buyers in 2025 starting with American currency.
Major Customers for Indonesian Exported Products
The latest available country-specific data shows that 74.9% of products exported from Indonesia was bought by importers in: mainland China (23.7% of the Indonesian total), United States of America (11%), India (6.5%), Japan (6.2%), Singapore (4.8%), Malaysia (4.6%), Vietnam (3.8%), Philippines (3.61%), South Korea (3.59%), Thailand (3.1%), Netherlands (2.01%) and Taiwan (1.96%).
From a continental perspective, 70.9% of Indonesia’s exports by value was delivered to fellow Asian countries while 12.4% was sold to importers in North America. Indonesia shipped another 10% worth of goods to buyers in Europe.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Africa (3%), Latin America (1.85%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Oceania (also 1.85%) led by Australia.
Given Indonesia’s population of 284.4 million people, its total US$282.9 billion in 2025 exports translates to roughly $1,000 for every resident in the Asian nation. That dollar metric outpaces the average $940 per capita one year earlier for 2024.
Indonesia’s Top 10 Exports
The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Indonesian global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Indonesia.
- Mineral fuels including oil: US$45.1 billion (15.9% of total exports)
- Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: $34.4 billion (12.1%)
- Iron, steel: $28 billion (9.9%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $19.2 billion (6.8%)
- Vehicles: $12.2 billion (4.3%)
- Gems, precious metals: $11.7 billion (4.1%)
- Nickel: $9.7 billion (3.4%)
- Other chemical goods: $9.5 billion (3.4%)
- Machinery including computers: $8.2 billion (2.9%)
- Footwear: $8 billion (2.8%)
By value, Indonesia’s top 10 export product categories totaled nearly two-thirds (65.7%) of Indonesia’s total exports.
Miscellaneous chemical products was the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 45.7% from 2024 to 2025.
In second place for improving export sales were gems and precious metals via a 31.4% gain.
Indonesia’s shipments of animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes posted the third-fastest gain in value up by 28.1%, ahead of electrical machinery and equipment (up 27.5%) then nickel (up 21.7%).
The lone decliner among Indonesia’s top 10 export categories was mineral fuels including oil thanks to an -18.8% year-over-year drop.
Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. For a more granular view of exported goods at the four-digit HTS code level, see the section below.
Searchable List of Indonesia’s Most Valuable Export Products
The following searchable table displays 100 of the most in-demand goods shipped from Indonesia during 2025. Shown beside each product label is its total export value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2024.
| Rank | Export Product | Value (US$) | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal, solid fuels made from coal | $24,482,765,000 | -19.7% |
| 2 | Palm oil | $24,423,357,000 | +22% |
| 3 | Iron ferroalloys | $16,491,938,000 | +17.2% |
| 4 | Nickel matte, oxide sinters | $8,366,197,000 | +17.4% |
| 5 | Jewelry | $7,839,793,000 | +48.1% |
| 6 | Industrial fatty acids and alcohols | $7,569,916,000 | +49.5% |
| 7 | Petroleum gases | $7,398,549,000 | -16.9% |
| 8 | Cars | $6,452,187,000 | +7.5% |
| 9 | Lignite | $5,726,449,000 | -22% |
| 10 | Flat-rolled stainless steel items | $5,380,905,000 | -7.1% |
| 11 | Copper ores, concentrates | $4,892,335,000 | -38.6% |
| 12 | Coconut/palm/babassu oil | $3,941,142,000 | +59.4% |
| 13 | Processed petroleum oils | $3,432,395,000 | -7.7% |
| 14 | Solar power diodes/semi-conductors | $3,310,468,000 | +318.7% |
| 15 | Footwear (textile) | $3,082,275,000 | +23.3% |
| 16 | Footwear (leather) | $3,061,744,000 | -4.1% |
| 17 | Natural rubber | $2,972,964,000 | +2.4% |
| 18 | Margarine | $2,751,324,000 | +41.2% |
| 19 | Refined copper, unwrought alloys | $2,590,104,000 | +16.4% |
| 20 | Coffee | $2,513,075,000 | +53.4% |
| 21 | Animal/vegetable hydrogenated fats, oils | $2,502,625,000 | +64.7% |
| 22 | Stainless steel ingots | $2,423,408,000 | +2.3% |
| 23 | Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolving) | $2,416,251,000 | -3.9% |
| 24 | Aluminum oxide/hydroxide | $2,387,696,000 | +117.5% |
| 25 | Cocoa butter, fat, oil | $2,219,979,000 | +32% |
| 26 | Gold (unwrought) | $2,182,535,000 | +105.5% |
| 27 | Phone system devices | $2,163,233,000 | +9.2% |
| 28 | Automobile parts/accessories | $2,133,339,000 | +0.7% |
| 29 | Uncoated paper for writing/printing | $1,985,583,000 | -4.6% |
| 30 | Electrical machinery | $1,883,940,000 | +16.3% |
| 31 | Insulated wire/cable | $1,841,124,000 | +4.3% |
| 32 | Unwrought tin | $1,765,769,000 | +24.6% |
| 33 | Laminated wood (including plywood, veneer panels) | $1,740,711,000 | -1.5% |
| 34 | Footwear (rubber or plastic) | $1,695,622,000 | +36.7% |
| 35 | Rubber tires (new) | $1,638,134,000 | +1.8% |
| 36 | Motorcycles | $1,620,673,000 | +35.5% |
| 37 | Aluminum (unwrought) | $1,597,078,000 | +63.8% |
| 38 | Crude oil | $1,555,609,000 | -30.2% |
| 39 | Printing machinery | $1,549,452,000 | +1.4% |
| 40 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products | $1,543,929,000 | +153.5% |
| 41 | Crustaceans (including lobsters) | $1,514,911,000 | +9% |
| 42 | Cigars/cigarellos, cigarettes | $1,496,553,000 | +6.3% |
| 43 | Coke, semi-coke | $1,445,087,000 | -4.9% |
| 44 | TV receivers/monitors/projectors | $1,360,916,000 | -0.8% |
| 45 | Nickel (unwrought) | $1,354,505,000 | +57.4% |
| 46 | Saturated acyclic mono acids | $1,323,195,000 | +39.2% |
| 47 | Motorcycle parts/accessories | $1,322,928,000 | +19.9% |
| 48 | Acyclic alcohols | $1,301,622,000 | +43.6% |
| 49 | Cases, handbags, wallets | $1,272,606,000 | +7.2% |
| 50 | Coins | $1,219,835,000 | +513.7% |
| 51 | Electric storage batteries | $1,189,915,000 | +52.5% |
| 52 | Miscellaneous furniture | $1,119,762,000 | -3.3% |
| 53 | Jerseys, pullovers (knit or crochet) | $1,085,730,000 | +10.3% |
| 54 | Organic surface-active products, soap | $1,077,147,000 | +13.3% |
| 55 | Iron or non-alloy steel products (semi-finished) | $1,055,742,000 | -46.2% |
| 56 | Crustaceans, molluscs (preserved/prepared) | $1,010,060,000 | +5.7% |
| 57 | Chemical woodpulp (dissolving) | $991,498,000 | -3.8% |
| 58 | Women's clothing (not knit or crochet) | $962,315,000 | -0.8% |
| 59 | Coconuts, Brazil nuts, cashews | $924,190,000 | +54.5% |
| 60 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $919,091,000 | +0.8% |
| 61 | Women's clothing (knit or crochet) | $915,338,000 | +13.5% |
| 62 | Moluscs | $897,384,000 | +1.9% |
| 63 | Other food preparations | $889,083,000 | +18.6% |
| 64 | Copper wire | $844,903,000 | +4.8% |
| 65 | Household/sanitary rolls | $801,559,000 | +10.2% |
| 66 | Men's suits, trousers (not knit or crochet) | $787,313,000 | -1.5% |
| 67 | Light vessels, fire boats, floating docks | $767,390,000 | +54.8% |
| 68 | Integrated circuits/microassemblies | $766,969,000 | +8.9% |
| 69 | Nitrogenous fertilizers | $763,133,000 | +52.1% |
| 70 | Cocoa powder (no added sugar) | $761,321,000 | +67.4% |
| 71 | Fish fillets, pieces | $743,402,000 | -6.9% |
| 72 | Sulphates | $730,129,000 | +31% |
| 73 | Whole fish (frozen) | $721,327,000 | +10.8% |
| 74 | Artificial staple fibers | $715,666,000 | -12.4% |
| 75 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $697,860,000 | -3.9% |
| 76 | Coffee/tea extracts, concentrates | $686,541,000 | +4.9% |
| 77 | Piston engines | $678,772,000 | -0.001% |
| 78 | Miscellaneous oil cakes | $678,340,000 | -61.8% |
| 79 | Electrical capacitators | $675,353,000 | +20.4% |
| 80 | Petroleum oil residues | $665,599,000 | -33.4% |
| 81 | Models, puzzles, miscellaneous toys | $650,856,000 | +8.9% |
| 82 | Miscellaneous vegetable products | $632,913,000 | +14.5% |
| 83 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $625,238,000 | -1.3% |
| 84 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $610,033,000 | -4.9% |
| 85 | Air conditioners | $581,001,000 | +194% |
| 86 | Electrical converters/power units | $570,399,000 | -4.9% |
| 87 | Electric water heaters, hair dryers | $570,152,000 | +34.9% |
| 88 | Refrigerators, freezers | $566,298,000 | +25.5% |
| 89 | Machinery parts | $559,251,000 | +66.9% |
| 90 | Ammonia | $546,272,000 | -9.9% |
| 91 | Wood carpentry, builders' joinery | $545,803,000 | +7% |
| 92 | Medication mixes in dosage | $535,231,000 | +6.9% |
| 93 | T-shirts, vests (knit or crochet) | $528,696,000 | +13.2% |
| 94 | Primary batteries/cells | $525,756,000 | -3.6% |
| 95 | Tobacco or nicotine products, substitutes | $518,276,000 | +59.1% |
| 96 | Fish, caviar (preserved/prepared) | $516,515,000 | +20% |
| 97 | Computers, optical readers | $515,893,000 | +131.4% |
| 98 | Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers) | $507,113,000 | +19.5% |
| 99 | Synthetic rubber | $495,847,000 | +35.1% |
| 100 | Glycerol (glycerine) | $493,738,000 | +70.9% |
These 100 exported goods were worth a subtotal of US$232.7 billion or over four-fifths (82.2%) by value for all products exported from Indonesia during 2025.
Products Generating Highest Trade Surpluses for Indonesia
Overall, Indonesia generated a US$41.1 billion trade surplus for 2025, expanding by 32.2% from $31 billion in black ink one year earlier in 2024.
The following types of Indonesian product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.
In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.
- Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: US$34.1 billion (Up by 28.8% since 2024)
- Iron, steel: $18.4 billion (Up by 21.8%)
- Nickel: $9.6 billion (Up by 22.1%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $8.3 billion (Down by -44.1%)
- Footwear: $6.7 billion (Up by 11.1%)
- Gems, precious metals: $6.5 billion (Up by 58.7%)
- Other chemical goods: $4.3 billion (Up by 53.2%)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $4.1 billion (Up by 9.0%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $3.9 billion (Down by -1.8%)
- Fish: $3.8 billion (Up by 2.1%)
Indonesia has highly positive net exports in the international trade of animal or vegetable fats, oils and waxes. In turn, these cashflows indicate Indonesia’s strong competitive advantages under that product category.
Products Causing Worst Trade Deficits for Indonesia
Below are exports from Indonesia that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country Indonesia’s goods trail Indonesian importer spending on foreign products.
- Machinery including computers: -US$28.5 billion (Up by 7.2% since 2024)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: -$12.7 billion (Up by 5.8%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: -$7.7 billion (Down by -1.3%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: -$3.8 billion (Up by 7.7%)
- Cereals: -$3.7 billion (Down by -45%)
- Articles of iron or steel: -$2.5 billion (Up by 212.7%)
- Food industry waste, animal fodder: -$2.4 billion (Up by 36.6%)
- Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: -$2.1 billion (Up by 114.7%)
- Sugar, sugar confectionery: -$1.9 billion (Down by -37.3%)
- Organic chemicals: -$1.86 billion (Down by -48.6%)
Indonesia has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits for machinery, particularly those related to computers.
Major Indonesian Export Companies
Nine Indonesian corporations rank among Forbes Global 2000. Below is a sample of the major Indonesian conglomerates that Forbes included.
- Gudang Garam (Tobacco)
- Telekom Indonesia (Telecommunications services)
Wikipedia also lists exporters from Indonesia. Selected examples are shown below.
- Astra International (financial/industrial conglomerate)
- Bumi Resources (coal)
- Djarum (tobacco cigarettes)
- Dragon Computer & Communication (computer hardware)
- Krakatau Steel (steel products)
- MedcoEnergi (oil, gas)
- Pertamina (oil, natural gas)
- United Tractors (heavy equipment)
In macroeconomic terms, Indonesia’s total exported goods represent 5.6% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($5.009 trillion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 5.6% for exports to overall GDP in PPP for 2025 compares to 5.7% for 2024. Those percentages suggest a relatively decreasing reliance on products sold on international markets for Indonesia’s total economic performance, albeit based on a short timeframe.
Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. Indonesia’s unemployment rate averaged 5% in 2025, up from an average 4.91% jobless rate for 2024 according to International Monetary Fund statistics.
Indonesia’s capital city is Jakarta.
See also Indonesia’s Top Trading Partners, Indonesia’s Top 10 Imports, Top Asian Export Countries, Palm Oil Exports by Country and Coal Exports by Country
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on April 1, 2026
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