Share of imports that come from China in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of imports that come from China was 36.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Indonesia, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Indonesia stood at 36.2%. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Indonesia peaked at 36.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1952.
That places Indonesia 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 2.9% | — |
| 1949 | 2.4% | -17.4% |
| 1950 | 0.7% | -70.4% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | -37.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -44.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | +37.6% |
| 1954 | 0.6% | +92.9% |
| 1955 | 1.9% | +199.3% |
| 1956 | 4.2% | +115.0% |
| 1957 | 4.2% | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 7.0% | +67.3% |
| 1962 | 9.6% | +37.6% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | +25.7% |
| 1964 | 13.2% | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 17.4% | +31.7% |
| 1966 | 9.3% | -46.5% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +13.2% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | -36.8% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | -37.1% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -23.3% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -30.3% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | +50.2% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +42.0% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -44.5% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -25.5% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -28.3% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +51.6% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +29.8% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +54.9% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | +15.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 36.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 36.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +199.3% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 4.2% | 8 |
| 1960s | 10.3% | 6.6% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 14.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.0% | 36.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More economy & growth data for Indonesia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 26.57 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0885 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 19.4 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Indonesia?
- Share of imports that come from china in Indonesia was 36.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1952.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Indonesia ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.