Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Indonesia

Indonesia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
170th
of 201 countries
All-time high
28.2%
in 1998
All-time low
7.8%
in 1969
Years of data
58
1967–2024

Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Indonesia, 1967–2024

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Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Indonesia stood at 16.7%.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Indonesia peaked at 28.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1969.

That places Indonesia 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Indonesia, 1967 to 2024.
Year % Change
1967 9.1%
1968 8.1% -10.3%
1969 7.8% -4.6%
1970 8.6% +10.6%
1971 9.2% +7.5%
1972 11.3% +22.3%
1973 13.7% +21.3%
1974 13.4% -2.0%
1975 14.3% +6.6%
1976 13.6% -4.6%
1977 12.4% -9.2%
1978 11.8% -5.0%
1979 13.0% +10.7%
1980 13.9% +6.8%
1981 14.3% +2.9%
1982 17.2% +20.4%
1983 19.1% +10.6%
1984 15.2% -20.1%
1985 11.1% -27.2%
1986 12.3% +11.3%
1987 15.5% +25.9%
1988 14.6% -5.8%
1989 16.1% +10.1%
1990 20.4% +26.6%
1991 21.9% +7.3%
1992 20.9% -4.4%
1993 17.6% -16.1%
1994 17.8% +1.3%
1995 19.8% +11.0%
1996 18.4% -6.8%
1997 19.1% +3.6%
1998 28.2% +48.0%
1999 17.0% -39.7%
2000 20.1% +18.1%
2001 19.2% -4.5%
2002 15.9% -17.4%
2003 13.7% -13.5%
2004 18.0% +31.2%
2005 20.1% +11.4%
2006 16.6% -17.1%
2007 17.2% +3.6%
2008 25.3% +47.0%
2009 17.9% -29.2%
2010 17.9% +0.2%
2011 19.8% +10.6%
2012 20.9% +5.1%
2013 20.4% -2.1%
2014 20.0% -2.2%
2015 16.6% -17.1%
2016 14.5% -12.2%
2017 15.4% +6.2%
2018 18.1% +17.1%
2019 15.3% -15.5%
2020 13.4% -12.7%
2021 16.5% +23.8%
2022 18.0% +8.9%
2023 16.2% -10.1%
2024 16.7% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.3% 7.8% 9.1% 3
1970s 12.1% 8.6% 14.3% 10
1980s 14.9% 11.1% 19.1% 10
1990s 20.1% 17.0% 28.2% 10
2000s 18.4% 13.7% 25.3% 10
2010s 17.9% 14.5% 20.9% 10
2020s 16.2% 13.4% 18.0% 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 167 Algeria 17.6% compare
  2. 168 Australia 16.9% compare
  3. 169 Myanmar 16.8% compare
  4. 171 Cameroon 16.4% compare
  5. 172 Israel 15.3% compare
  6. 173 Qatar 15.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Indonesia?
Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Indonesia was 16.7% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1969.
How does Indonesia rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
Indonesia ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,161 data points, 1960–2024
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).