Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Indonesia
Indonesia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 16.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Indonesia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Indonesia stood at 16.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Indonesia peaked at 17.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 0.6% | -77.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -58.6% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | +348.3% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -61.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +179.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -63.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -96.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +64.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -61.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +3878.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -52.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +386.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +76.6% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -39.9% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +80.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -48.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +51.4% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +43.8% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +28.9% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 16.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 16.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 4.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +3878.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1974 | +386.2% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 1963 | +348.3% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| 1966 | +179.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 6.9% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.5% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Indonesia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Indonesia was 16.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Indonesia ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.