Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Indonesia
Indonesia: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 42.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Indonesia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Indonesia is 42.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Indonesia peaked at 98.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2023.
That places Indonesia 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.7% | — |
| 1961 | 82.7% | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 80.1% | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 82.9% | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 85.1% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 88.6% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 93.0% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 94.6% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 91.1% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 94.0% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 97.2% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 98.6% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 95.7% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 94.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 92.3% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 91.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 89.6% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -4.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 42.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 65% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 42.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.1%, 72% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.8% | 80.1% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.9% | 94.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 91.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 81.5% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 64.1% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 50.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 42.7% | 49.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More private sector data for Indonesia
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 241.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 47.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 282.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 990.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1957 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Indonesia?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Indonesia was 42.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Indonesia ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.