Indonesia's Trade Balance Surplus Reaches US$89.1 Million in April 2026
JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia's trade balance until April 2026 again recorded a surplus of US$89.1 million.
With this achievement, Indonesia managed to maintain the trend of trade surplus for 72 consecutive months since May 2020.
"In April 2026, the trade balance still recorded a surplus of US$ 89.1 million," said BPS Deputy Head of Distribution and Services Statistics Pudji Ismartini in a press conference, Tuesday, June 2.
Pudji said that the trade surplus in April 2026 mainly came from the non-oil and gas sector which recorded a surplus of US$3.53 billion.
The main commodities that contributed to the surplus include animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS 15), mineral fuels (HS 27), and iron and steel (HS 72).
On the other hand, the trade balance of oil and gas still experienced a deficit of 3.44 billion US dollars, and the deficit was mainly influenced by crude oil imports, oil products, and natural gas.
In terms of exports, Indonesia's export value in April 2026 reached 25.30 billion US dollars or increased by 21.98 percent compared to the same period last year which was 20.74 billion US dollars.
Meanwhile, non-oil and gas exports were recorded at US$ 24.15 billion, growing 23.36 percent compared to April 2025 which was worth US$ 19.57 billion.
Meanwhile, oil and gas exports reached 1.15 billion US dollars or decreased 1.20 percent compared to April 2025 which was recorded at 1.17 billion US dollars.
The year-on-year increase in exports was driven mainly by the performance of non-oil and gas commodities, especially by animal or vegetable fats and oils, which became the largest contributor with a growth of 66.59 percent and a share of 5.91 percent.
In addition, nickel exports and its derivative products increased by 75.25 percent with a contribution of 2.17 percent, while exports of mechanical machinery and equipment and their components grew by 57.09 percent with a contribution of 1.47 percent.
Cumulatively, Indonesia's export value from January to April 2026 reached 92.15 billion US dollars, an increase of 5.48 percent compared to the same period last year of 87.36 billion US dollars.
The increase was mainly supported by the processing industry sector which contributed 7.71 percent growth.
"The export of the processing industry sector that has increased significantly is nickel processed products, palm oil, organic basic chemicals sourced from agricultural products, other inorganic basic chemicals and other semiconductors and electronic components," he said.
Meanwhile, Indonesia's import value in April 2026 was recorded at US$ 25.21 billion or up 22.49 percent compared to April 2025 which was US$ 20.59 billion.
Meanwhile, non-oil and gas imports reached 20.62 billion US dollars, an increase of 14.11 percent compared to April 2025 of 18.07 billion US dollars.
Meanwhile, energy and mineral imports jumped 82.52 percent to 4.60 billion US dollars from 2.52 billion US dollars in the same period last year.
"This annual increase in import value is driven by an increase in non-oil and gas imports with a contribution of 12.39 percent," he said.
Cumulatively until April 2026, the value of oil and gas imports reached 12.59 billion US dollars or increased by 17.58 percent, while non-oil and gas imports were recorded at 73.58 billion US dollars or grew by 12.07 percent compared to the same period last year.
"If viewed according to cumulative use, the increase in import value occurred in all uses as contributors to this import increase. The import value of raw materials or auxiliaries was 61.80 billion US dollars or increased by 11.67 percent compared to the same period last year and contributed to an increase of 8.47 percent," he said.
Overall, the total value of Indonesian imports during January-April 2026 reached 85.61 billion US dollars, an increase of 13.40 percent compared to the same period in 2025 which was recorded at 76.29 billion US dollars.