Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Indonesia
Indonesia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Indonesia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Indonesia stood at 11.7%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Indonesia peaked at 12.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1971.
That places Indonesia 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 outside in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.6% | -44.0% |
| 1962 | 5.6% | +55.4% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | -54.1% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -22.6% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +40.2% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | -13.4% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -29.4% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +96.8% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -18.7% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +33.8% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -40.5% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +68.6% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | -39.1% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | +84.6% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -36.5% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +40.2% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -33.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -7.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 58% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 11.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 3.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.4% | 12.5% | 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 outside in Indonesia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Indonesia was 11.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Indonesia ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.