JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia's export value in December 2025 reached 26.35 billion US dollars or increased by 11.64 percent year-on-year (yoy) compared to December 2024 of 23.60 billion US dollars.
BPS Distribution and Services Statistics Deputy Ateng Hartono explained that the increase in December 2025 export value was driven by non-oil and gas (non-migas) export values, namely in several non-migas commodities.
The export of oil and gas was recorded at US$ 1.26 billion or down 18.14 percent (yoy) compared to December 2024 at US$ 1.54 billion.
Meanwhile, non-oil and gas exports reached 25.09 billion US dollars, up 13.72 percent (yoy) with the same period in 2024 at 22.06 billion US dollars.
He added that the first increase in non-oil and gas commodities was a significant increase in vegetable animal fats and oils by 43.53 percent, contributing to an increase of 4.87 percent.
"The second commodity is nickel and from it, which rose quite a lot, namely 59.92 percent. Its contribution to nickel and goods from it is 2.03 percent of the total increase in exports. Third, machinery and electronic equipment and parts also rose quite high, namely 22.08 percent with a contribution of 1.26 percent," he said in a press conference, Monday, February 2.
Furthermore, the total Indonesian exports during the period of January to December 2025 reached 282.91 billion US dollars, or grew 6.5 percent compared to the same period last year of 266.53 billion US dollars.
He said that oil and gas exports (migas) during the period were recorded at US$ 13.07 billion, or a decrease of 17.69 percent compared to the same period last year of US$ 15.88 billion.
Meanwhile, non-oil and gas exports increased by 7.66 percent with a value of 269.84 billion US dollars, if compared to the same period last year of 250.65 billion US dollars.
"If you look at it by sector, the increase in the cumulative non-oil and gas export value mainly occurred in the processing industry and agriculture sectors," he said.
Ateng added that the processing industry sector contributed the largest share to non-oil and gas export growth in the period January to December 2025 with a share of 10.77 percent.
"It is quite a large contribution for the processing industry in boosting exports in 2025," he said.
He said exports in the processing industry that rose significantly were palm oil, jewelry and precious goods, organic basic chemicals derived from agricultural products, non-ferrous base metals, and semiconductors and other electronic components.
"If we look at the main export destination countries, the value of non-oil and gas exports to China was US$64.82 billion or an increase of 7.11 percent compared to January-December 2024," he explained.
Cumulatively in January-December 2025, non-oil and gas exports to the United States, ASEAN countries, and the European Union also recorded an increase, while exports to India decreased.
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