Indonesia's Exports Increase 5.59 Percent To Reach 23.25 Billion US Dollars In March 2025

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that Indonesia's export value in March 2025 reached 23.25 billion US dollars or an increase of 5.59 percent compared to February 2025 of 21.98 billion US dollars.

Head of BPS Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said the export value of oil and gas (oil and gas) in March 2025 was recorded at 1.45 billion US dollars, an increase of 28.81 percent compared to February 2025 worth 1.14 billion US dollars.

Meanwhile, the value of non-oil and gas exports in March 2025 was also recorded at 21.80 billion US dollars, an increase of 4.71 percent compared to February 2025 worth 20.84 billion US dollars.

"This monthly increase in exports was mainly driven by an increase in non-oil and gas exports, in metal ore, terak and ash (HS 26) commodities, iron and steel (HS 72), electric machinery and equipment and parts (HS 85)," he said at a press conference, Monday, April 21.

In addition, the increase in the value of oil and gas exports was mainly driven by an increase in exports of oil products which contributed 1.18 percent.

Amalia said that on an annual basis the export value of March 2025 had increased by 3.16 percent or year on year (yoy) where this increase was driven by an increase in non-oil and gas exports.

"The increase in annual exports was mainly driven by increased non-oil and gas exports in vegetable animal fat and oil commodities (HS 15), nickel and goods from them (HS 75), as well as electrical machinery and equipment and parts (HS 85)," he explained.

Meanwhile, the export performance of leading non-oil and gas commodities, namely iron and steel, CPO and its derivatives and coal contributed 30.01 percent of Indonesia's total non-oil and gas exports in March 2025.

The export value of iron and steel rose 19.64 percent on a monthly basis and increased by 11.84 percent on an annual basis. Meanwhile, the export value of CPO and its derivative decreased by 3.55 percent on a monthly basis but rose 40.85 percent on an annual basis. Meanwhile, the value of coal exports fell 5.54 percent on a monthly basis and fell 23.14 percent on an annual basis.