Up 64.73 Percent, Jewelry Product Exports Reach 9.1 Billion US Dollars

JAKARTA - The government is also encouraging the export of jewelry and precious goods by improving product quality, design innovation, business sustainability and industry capabilities in responding to global market trends.

From January to December 2025, exports of jewelry and precious goods reached 9.1 billion US dollars (USD) or increased 64.73 percent year-on-year.

"This increase in exports is proof that the Indonesian jewelry industry has very good prospects," said Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita in a written statement, Monday, June 15.

According to Agus, the jewelry industry is one of the leading sectors that has high added value and an important contribution to Indonesian manufacturing exports.

He said that the jewelry industry not only plays a role as a producer of foreign exchange for the country, but also as a container for preserving culturally valuable products and creating jobs that are spread across various regions.

However, Agus admitted that the jewelry industry still faces a number of challenges.

Some of these challenges include global economic uncertainty, fluctuations in raw material prices, changes in consumer preferences, and increasingly rapid demands for digital transformation.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Small, Medium and Multi-Industry (IKMA) of the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) Reni Yanita emphasized that digital transformation and the implementation of industry 4.0 are important factors in strengthening the competitiveness of the national jewelry industry.

Reni said that the use of technology is able to increase operational efficiency, accelerate innovation and produce more quality products according to market needs.

The Ministry of Industry has carried out an assessment of the Indonesia Industry 4.0 Readiness Index (INDI 4.0) for a number of companies in the various industrial sectors, including precious metals and jewelry industry players.

He claimed that the assessment results showed that the precious metals and jewelry industry was able to integrate modern technology with the creativity and skills of human resources to produce innovative and high-value-added products.

"We hope that more industrial actors will carry out similar transformations to increase the efficiency, quality and competitiveness of their products," he said.