August 2025 Trade Surplus Reaches US$5.49 Billion, BI Positive for the Economy

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia views the trade balance surplus in August 2025 as positive for further supporting the external resilience of the Indonesian economy.

For information, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced that Indonesia's trade balance in August 2025 recorded a surplus of US$5.49 billion, an increase compared to the US$4.17 billion surplus in July 2025.

"Going forward, Bank Indonesia will continue to strengthen policy synergy with the Government and other authorities to enhance external resilience and support sustainable national economic growth," said Executive Director of the Communications Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, in a statement, quoted on Thursday, October 2.

He explained that the higher trade balance surplus primarily stemmed from an increasing non-oil and gas trade surplus.

The non-oil and gas trade balance in August 2025 recorded a surplus of US$7.15 billion, in line with an increase in non-oil and gas exports to US$23.89 billion.

He stated that the positive performance of non-oil and gas exports was primarily supported by natural resource-based exports such as mineral fuels and animal/vegetable fats and oils, as well as exports of manufactured products such as vehicles and their parts.

Meanwhile, based on destination countries, non-oil and gas exports to China, the United States, and India remain the main contributors to Indonesia's exports.

Ramdan stated that the oil and gas trade deficit increased to US$1.66 billion in August 2025 in line with the increase in oil and gas imports that was higher than the increase in oil and gas exports.