Trade in services (% of GDP) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in services in Indonesia, 1981–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Indonesia stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Indonesia peaked at 17.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2021.
Indonesia ranks 180th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.4% | — |
| 1982 | 6.0% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | +59.0% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +40.5% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +5.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 7.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 7.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5%, 27% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +59.0% | 10.9% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 6.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Indonesia?
- Trade in services in Indonesia was 7.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2021.
- How does Indonesia rank for trade in services?
- Indonesia ranks 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus 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.