Most Flying To China, Indonesian Exports In 2022 Membus 291.9 Billion Dollars

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JAKARTA The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the value of Indonesia's exports throughout 2022 was US$291.9 billion. This value is up 26 percent compared to the same period in 2021 of US$231.6 billion.

Head of BPS Margo Yuwono said, according to the non-oil and gas export sector, the results of the processing industry in January December 2022 rose 16.4 percent for the same period in 2021.

Likewise, exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products rose 10.5 percent, as well as exports of mining and other products rose 71.2 percent.

"According to the province of origin, Indonesia's largest exports in 2022 came from West Java with a value of 38.5 billion US dollars (13.2 percent), followed by East Kalimantan with 36.4 billion US dollars (12.4 percent) and East Java with 24.7 billion US dollars (8.4 percent)," he said on Monday, January 16.

Margo explained, in January - December 2022 China remained an export destination country that had the greatest role with a value of 63.5 billion US dollars (23 percent).

Followed by the United States with a value of 28.2 billion US (10.2 percent) and India 23.2 billion (8.4 percent).

The main commodities exported to China are iron and coal, coal and lignite. Meanwhile, exports to the ASEAN region and the European Union during that period contributed 19.3 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively," he said.