BPS: US Main Contributor Surplus, China Becomes A Source Of Deficit

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that cumulatively, Indonesia's trade balance from January to October 2025 recorded a surplus of 25.88 billion US dollars. This figure increased by 10.98 billion US dollars compared to the same period the previous year.

The surplus comes from the non-oil and gas trade balance which reached 51.51 billion US dollars, or an increase of 9.23 billion US dollars compared to last year. Meanwhile, the oil and gas trade balance experienced a deficit of 15.63 billion US dollars, more than 1.75 billion US dollars compared to the same period last year.

Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at the Central Statistics Agency of BPS Pudji Ismartini said that the three countries that contributed to the largest non-oil and gas surplus in January October 2025 were the United States with 17.40 billion US dollars, India 11.37 billion US dollars, and the Philippines 7.09 billion US dollars.

"The largest non-oil and gas surplus contributor commodities are from January to October 2025, the US, India and the Philippines," said Pudji at a press conference, Monday, December 1.

For the United States, the main surplus contributor commodities include electric machinery and equipment and their parts (HS 85), knitted clothes and accessories (HS 61), and footwear (HS 64).

With India, the surplus is mainly contributed by mineral fuel (HS 27), animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS 15), as well as iron and steel (HS 72).

Meanwhile, the trade surplus with the Philippines is driven by vehicles and parts (HS 87), mineral fuel (HS 27, as well as animal/nabati fats and oils (HS 15).

Pudji added that China, Australia and Brazil are the three countries with the largest trade deficit for Indonesia in the January 'October 2025 period.

Indonesia's deficit with China reached 17.74 billion US dollars from machinery and mechanical equipment as well as its parts (HS 84), electric machinery and equipment and parts (HS 85), as well as vehicles and parts (HS 87).

The deficit with Australia was recorded at US$3.91 billion, mainly due to the import of cerelia (HS 10), mineral fuel (HS 27), as well as metal ore, tarak, and ash (HS 26).

Meanwhile, the deficit with Brazil reached 1.48 billion US dollars, mainly triggered by the dregs and remnants of the food industry (HS 23), sugar and sugar fireworks (HS 17), and cotton (HS 52).