Indonesia imported US$241.9 billion worth of products from around the world in 2025, growing by 23.6% compared to $195.7 billion five years earlier during 2021.

Year over year, the overall cost of Indonesian imports slowed to a 3.5% gain from $233.7 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 Indonesia’s imports paid for in the comparatively weaker US dollars less expensive when converted starting from the Indonesian rupiah.

Domestically, Indonesia’s average consumer price inflation in 2025 was 1.683% down from an average 2.3% for 2024.

Major Suppliers for Indonesia’s Imported Products

The latest available country-specific data shows that 79.2% of products imported by Indonesia was furnished by exporters in: mainland China (36.2% of the Indonesian total), Singapore (7.9%), Japan (6%), United States of America (5.3%), Malaysia (4.6%), Australia (3.9%), Thailand (3.7%), South Korea (3.3%), Vietnam (2.5%), India (2%), Brazil (1.98%) and Taiwan (1.8%).

Applying a continental lens, about three-quarters (74.7%) of Indonesia’s total imports by value was purchased from fellow Asian countries. Nations based in Europe supplied 7.6% of import purchases by Indonesia while another 6.9% worth of goods originated from providers located in North America.

Smaller percentages of overall Indonesian imports came from Australia, New Zealand and other Oceanian geographies (4.4%), Africa (3.6%), then Latin America (2.9%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.

Given Indonesia ‘s population of 284.4 million people, its total US$241.9 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $850 in yearly product demand from every person in the Asian country. That dollar metric surpasses the average $830 per capita in 2024.

Indonesia’s Top 10 Imports

The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Indonesia’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Indonesia.

1. Mineral fuels including oil: US$36.8 billion (15.2% of total imports)
2. Machinery including computers: $36.6 billion (15.2%)
3. Electrical machinery, equipment: $31.9 billion (13.2%)
4. Vehicles: $11 billion (4.5%)
5. Plastics, plastic articles: $10.4 billion (4.3%)
6. Iron, steel: $9.5 billion (3.9%)
7. Organic chemicals: $6.3 billion (2.6%)
8. Other chemical goods: $5.19 billion (2.1%)
9. Gems, precious metals: $5.16 billion (2.1%)
10. Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $4.8 billion (2%)

Indonesia’s top 10 import product categories generated nearly two-thirds (65.2%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.

The leading gainers from 2024 to 2025 among Indonesia’s top 10 import categories were miscellaneous chemical goods (up 40.1%), electrical machinery and equipment (up 17.9%), vehicles (up 13.9%) then machinery including computers (up 9.3%).

Double-digit percentage decliners among Indonesian imports were organic chemicals (down -12.1% from 2024) and the metals iron and steel (down -10.7%).

At the more detailed 4-digit level Indonesia’s most valuable imported products are processed petroleum oils (7.9% of the Indonesian total), crude oil (3.8%), phone devices including smartphones (also 3.8%), computers and optical readers (2.3%), unwrought gold (2%), electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (1.9%), petroleum gases (1.6%), cars (1.5%), coal including solid fuels made from coal (1.4%), then wheat (also 1.4%).

Information presented in the sections below is also at the more granular 4-digit level.

Indonesia’s Top Mineral Fuels Imports and Related Products

In 2025, Indonesian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related products.

1. Processed petroleum oils: US$19.2 billion (down -11% from 2024)
2. Crude oil: $9.3 billion (down -10.1%)
3. Petroleum gases: $3.8 billion (up 0.3%)
4. Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $3.3 billion (down -8.5%)
5. Coke, semi-coke: $496.4 million (down -3.2%)
6. Petroleum oil residues: $416.9 million (down -20.5%)
7. Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $112.3 million (down -29.6%)
8. Electrical energy: $81.8 million (up 22.2%)
9. Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $25.4 million (down -11.3%)
10. Tar pitch, coke: $22.2 million (up 5.4%)

Among these import subcategories, Indonesia’s purchases of electrical energy (up 22.2%), tar pitch or coke (up 5.4%) then petroleum gases (up 0.3%) grew from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported fuel among Indonesian businesses and consumers.

Indonesia’s Top Machinery Imports

In 2025, Indonesian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machines including computers.

1. Computers, optical readers: US$5.6 billion (up 51.9% from 2024)
2. Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers): $2.2 billion (up 10.9%)
3. Miscellaneous machinery: $1.9 billion (down -2.5%)
4. Temperature-change machines: $1.74 billion (up 10.6%)
5. Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $1.57 billion (up 10.1%)
6. Sort/screen/washing machinery: $1.53 billion (up 39.8%)
7. Machinery parts: $1.39 billion (up 0.4%)
8. Taps, valves, similar appliances: $1.39 billion (up 1.3%)
9. Liquid pumps and elevators: $1.2 billion (up 2%)
10. Air or vacuum pumps: $1.1 billion (down -7%)

Among these import subcategories, Indonesia’s purchases of computers or optical readers (up 51.9%), sorting, screening or washing machinery (up 39.8%) then heavy machinery such as bulldozers, excavators and road rollers (up 10.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery among Indonesian businesses and consumers.

Indonesia’s Top Electrical Product Imports

In 2025, Indonesian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronic products including consumer electronics.

1. Phone devices including smartphones: US$9.3 billion (up 39.3% from 2024)
2. Integrated circuits/microassemblies: $4.5 billion (up 10.8%)
3. Insulated wire/cable: $1.65 billion (up 24.2%)
4. Electrical converters/power units: $1.33 billion (up 9.9%)
5. Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $1.33 billion (up 3.5%)
6. Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $1.2 billion (up 8.5%)
7. Electrical machinery: $1.15 billion (up 48.5%)
8. TV/radio/radar device parts: $1.07 billion (up 14.5%)
9. Electric storage batteries: $885.4 million (up 11.2%)
10. Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $796.8 million (up 29.9%)

Among these import subcategories, Indonesia’s purchases of electrical machinery (up 48.5%), phone devices including smartphones (up 39.3%) then solar power diodes or semi-conductors (up 29.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics among Indonesian businesses and consumers.

Indonesia’s Top Vehicles Imports

In 2025, Indonesian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.

1. Cars: US$3.5 billion (up 36.4% from 2024)
2. Automobile parts/accessories: $3.1 billion (down -1.2%)
3. Trucks: $2.3 billion (up 15.2%)
4. Motorcycle parts/accessories: $907.4 million (up 1.3%)
5. Tractors: $318.8 million (up 78.9%)
6. Public-transport vehicles: $205.8 million (down -2.4%)
7. Special purpose vehicles: $192.2 million (up 21.7%)
8. Motorcycles: $135.5 million (down -1.2%)
9. Trailers: $114.4 million (up 10.9%)
10. Chassis fitted with engine: $44.9 million (up 10.7%)

Among these import subcategories, Indonesia’s purchases of tractors (up 78.9%), cars (up 36.4%) then special purpose vehicles (up 21.7%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Indonesian businesses and consumers.
 

See also Indonesia’s Top Trading Partners, Indonesia’s Top 10 Exports, Top Asian Export Countries, Palm Oil Exports by Country and Coal Exports by Country

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook report on East Asia/Southeast Asia: Indonesia. Accessed on April 3, 2026

International Monetary Fund, Exchange Rates selected indicators (Domestic Currency per U.S. dollar, period average). Accessed on April 3, 2026

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on April 3, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on April 3, 2026