BPS: Manufacturing Products Support the Continued Growth of Non-Oil and Gas Exports

BPS-Statistics Indonesia recorded that Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports grew 4.38 percent year-on-year (y-on-y) in January 2026. This growth was mainly supported by the strong performance of manufacturing exports, despite declining exports from the agriculture/plantation and mining sectors.

Chief Statistician, Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, explained that the manufacturing sector served as the main buffer for export performance at the beginning of 2026, recording growth of 8.19 percent.

“At the beginning of 2026, manufacturing exports showed strong performance amid declining exports from the agriculture/plantation and mining sectors. Industrial products that recorded significant growth include processed palm oil products, nickel products, iron and steel, semiconductors, and motor vehicles. Meanwhile, processed tin products grew by as much as 191 percent, driven by the policy banning exports of tin ore, which has encouraged the export of value-added processed tin products,” Amalia said in a written statement in Jakarta on Monday (2/3).

The export value of manufacturing products in January 2026 was recorded at US$18.51 billion, increasing from US$17.11 billion in January 2025.

BPS noted that the three largest destinations for Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports were China, the United States, and India, with their combined share reaching 43.77 percent of total exports in January 2026. China remained the largest export destination with a value of US$5.27 billion (24.80 percent), followed by the United States with US$2.51 billion (11.82 percent) and India with US$1.52 billion (7.15 percent).

“The total value of non-oil and gas exports to the United States in January 2026 reached US$2.82 billion, representing growth of 13.60 percent compared to January of the previous year (y-o-y),” Amalia explained.

From the import side, Indonesia’s total imports in January 2026 reached US$21.20 billion, representing an increase of 18.21 percent compared with January 2025 (y-o-y). The increase was mainly driven by non-oil and gas imports, which amounted to US$18.04 billion, rising 16.71 percent compared with January 2025. Meanwhile, oil and gas imports increased by 27.52 percent (y-o-y), bringing the total value of oil and gas imports in January 2026 to US$3.17 billion.

By end use, the increase in imports in January 2026 occurred across raw materials/intermediate goods, capital goods, and consumption goods. Imports of raw materials/intermediate goods, which served as the main driver of import growth, reached US$14.88 billion, representing an increase of 14.67 percent compared to January 2025. Meanwhile, capital goods imports reached US$4.49 billion, increasing 35.23 percent compared to the same month in the previous year.

The increase in imports of raw materials/intermediate goods and capital goods reflects the improvement in domestic production activities and investment in the real sector, as these types of goods are generally used to support industrial production processes and business expansion.

BPS also reported that the three main countries of origin for Indonesia’s non-oil and gas imports in January 2026 were China, Australia, and Japan, accounting for 54.92 percent of total imports. China remained the largest source of imports with a value of US$7.89 billion (43.75 percent), followed by Australia with US$1.07 billion (5.92 percent) and Japan with US$0.95 billion (5.25 percent). Imports from China mainly consisted of electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, mechanical machinery and equipment and parts thereof, as well as plastics and articles thereof.