Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Indonesia
Indonesia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Indonesia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 3.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Indonesia peaked at 4.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1985.
Indonesia ranks 65th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | +10.8% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | +27.4% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -53.7% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +102.0% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -21.6% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | +40.5% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -29.4% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +96.8% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -47.9% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -40.3% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +129.2% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -38.1% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +39.7% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -74.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +59.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +73.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -58.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +44.3% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +25.1% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +39.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +69.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +25.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +42.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -20.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 3.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 3.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 3.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Indonesia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Indonesia was 3.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1985.
- How does Indonesia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Indonesia ranks 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.