BPS Records Trade Balance Surplus Only Capai 0.16 Billion US Dollars In April 2025

Import exports (photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed that Indonesia's trade balance performance in April 2025 still recorded a surplus.

Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Pudji Ismartini said that Indonesia's trade balance surplus performance in April 2025 reached 0.16 billion US dollars or decreased when compared to the previous month which recorded a surplus of 4.33 billion US dollars.

"Indonesia's trade balance has recorded a surplus for 60 consecutive months since May 2020," said Pudji at a press conference, Monday, June 2.

Pudji revealed that the trade balance surplus in April 2025 was supported by non-oil and gas (oil and gas) commodities of US $ 1.51 billion or lower than the previous month which reached US $ 6 billion.

He conveyed that the main contributors to the trade balance surplus from non-oil and gas commodities were mineral fuels (HS 27), animal/vegetable fats and oils (HS 15), as well as iron and steel (HS 72).

Meanwhile, he said the trade balance of oil and gas commodities recorded a deficit of US$1.35 billion, down when compared to the previous month which reached a deficit of US$1.67 billion.

According to him, the main contributors to the oil and gas deficit are the products of crude oil and oil.

Cumulatively, throughout January to April 2025 Indonesia's trade balance surplus reached 11.07 billion US dollars, or an increase of 0.95 billion US dollars, when compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, Indonesia's trade balance surplus was driven by the performance of non-oil and gas exports worth 17.26 billion US dollars, even though the oil and gas balance remained at a deficit of 6.19 billion US dollars.