InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — Indonesia's export performance throughout 2025 shows a positive trend amid global economic uncertainty. Based on the official report from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released on Monday (3/11/2025), the national export value for the January–September 2025 period reached US$209.81 billion, an increase of 8.14 percent compared to the same period in 2024.

This rise was driven by strong non-oil and gas exports, which grew by 9.57 percent. BPS noted that the commodity animal/vegetable fats and oils, including palm oil and its derivatives, was the largest contributor to the increase, with a jump in export value reaching US$6.90 billion or 37.36 percent.

This achievement underscores the crucial role of the palm oil industry in maintaining the national trade surplus. High global demand for vegetable oil, especially from India, China, and Europe, was the primary factor driving the export surge in this sector.

In terms of destination countries, China remains Indonesia's largest trading partner (US$46.47 billion), followed by the United States (US$23.03 billion), and India (US$14.02 billion).

The BPS assessment suggests that the solid export trend, particularly from the vegetable oil, processing industry, and agriculture sectors, can be the main driver of Indonesia's economic growth in the last quarter of this year. (T2)