The Import Value Of Indonesia From January To August 2025 Reaches 155.99 Billion US Dollars

Import exports (photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia's total import value during the January to August 2025 period reached 155.99 billion US dollars, an increase of 2.05 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.

Deputy for BPS Production Statistics, M. Habibullah said that oil and gas imports (oil and gas) were recorded at US$21.11 billion, or decreased by 12.82 percent.

Meanwhile, non-oil and gas imports were recorded at 134.88 billion US dollars, an increase of 4.85 percent on an annual basis.

"If you look at it according to usage, cumulatively, the increase in the value of imports occurs in capital goods as the main contributor to increasing the value of imports," he said in a BRS release, Wednesday, October 1.

He conveyed that the import value of capital goods during the first eight months of this year was recorded at 31.32 billion US dollars, or an increase of 17.94 percent compared to the same period last year and contributed an increase of 3.12 percent.

Habibullah said that the increase in imports of capital goods mainly came from electric machinery and equipment along with its parts, ships and floating structures, as well as aircraft and components.

On the other hand, he said imports of raw/auxiliary materials decreased 1.09 percent to 110.57 billion US dollars and imports of consumer goods also fell 2.85 percent to 14.09 billion US dollars.

From the side of the country of origin, he said imports from China, Japan, and the United States showed an increase. On the other hand, imports from ASEAN countries and the European Union have decreased.

In August 2025, the import value was recorded at 19.47 billion US dollars, down 6.56 percent compared to August 2024.

The import value of oil and gas during that month rose 3.17 percent to 2.73 billion US dollars, while non-oil and gas imports fell 7.98 percent to 16.74 billion US dollars.

Meanwhile, this annual allowance in August was mainly due to a decrease in non-oil and gas imports, which contributed a decrease of 6.97 percent.