Trade in Indonesia
Indonesia: Trade was 43.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Indonesia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 43.4% for trade in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Indonesia peaked at 96.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1962.
Indonesia ranks 164th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.1% | — |
| 1961 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 10.6% | -57.2% |
| 1963 | 18.4% | +74.4% |
| 1964 | 25.3% | +37.5% |
| 1965 | 11.0% | -56.5% |
| 1966 | 34.9% | +216.5% |
| 1967 | 25.6% | -26.4% |
| 1968 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 23.8% | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 28.7% | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 31.1% | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 35.4% | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 39.5% | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 50.4% | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 44.5% | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 43.0% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 42.7% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 52.7% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 56.6% | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 50.1% | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 49.1% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 54.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 57.4% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 54.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | +71.8% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | -34.6% |
| 2000 | 71.4% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.5% | 10.6% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.3% | 28.7% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 41.0% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 50.5% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 45.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 37.4% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 33.0% | 45.5% | 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4394 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,223 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7,241 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 36.63 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Indonesia?
- Trade in Indonesia was 43.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1962.
- How does Indonesia rank for trade?
- Indonesia ranks 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.