Imports of goods and services in Indonesia
Indonesia: Imports of goods and services was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Indonesia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 20.5% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Indonesia peaked at 43.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1962.
Indonesia ranks 174th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1961 | 13.6% | +8.4% |
| 1962 | 5.4% | -60.4% |
| 1963 | 9.3% | +73.4% |
| 1964 | 13.1% | +39.7% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | -56.1% |
| 1966 | 22.1% | +285.2% |
| 1967 | 16.9% | -23.7% |
| 1968 | 15.6% | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 14.8% | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 16.6% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 18.9% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 21.4% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 23.6% | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 28.8% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 22.8% | -20.9% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 22.4% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +53.6% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 20.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.3%, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +285.2% | 5.7% | 22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.9% | 5.4% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.0% | 15.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 20.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 23.8% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 21.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.3% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 15.6% | 21.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More economy & growth data for Indonesia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 7.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 77.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Indonesia?
- Imports of goods and services in Indonesia was 20.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1962.
- How does Indonesia rank for imports of goods and services?
- Indonesia ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.