Import Value Reaches 18.86 Billion US Dollars As Of February 2025

Head of the Central Statistics Agency Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti. (Photo: Aris Nurjani/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that Indonesia's import value in February 2025 reached 18.86 billion US dollars or an increase of 5.18 percent compared to January 2025 of 17.94 billion US dollars.

Head of BPS Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said the import value of oil and gas (oil and gas) in February 2025 was USD 2.87 billion, an increase of 15.5 percent compared to January 2025 worth USD 2.48 billion.

Meanwhile, the value of non-oil and gas imports in February 2025 was US$16 billion, an increase of 3.52 percent compared to January 2025 worth US$15.45 billion.

"The increase in the value of imports on a monthly basis was driven by an increase in the value of non-oil and gas imports, which contributed 3.03 percent and also the fair import value of oil and gas of 2.14 percent," he said at a press conference, Monday, March 17.

Amalia said that the import value in February 2025 increased by 2.30 percent on an annual basis or year on year (yoy) when compared to the same period in the previous year which was worth 18.44 billion US dollars.

"The value of non-oil and gas imports rose 3.47 percent but oil and gas imports fell by 3.76 percent," he said.

Amalia said the increase in the annual import value was also driven by an increase in non-oil and gas imports, which contributed to an increase of 2.91 percent.