Indonesia: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Indonesia

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value 21.35
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1981 - 2024
 Average 8.36
 Min - Max -6.71 - 42.72
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 21.35 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 28.59 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 6.57 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 157 countries. Historically, the average for Indonesia from 1981 to 2024 is 8.36 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -6.71 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 42.72 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Indonesia: Trade balance, in dollars
 2024 21.35
 2023 28.59
 2022 42.72
 2021 29.21
 2020 18.55
 2019 -4.13
 2018 -6.71
 2017 11.43




Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Trade openness 43.39 2025 percent
 Financial openness -0.171 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 22.85 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 330.28 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 7.03 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 20.54 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 297.00 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.54 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 24.28 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -1,032.15 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -0.11 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars -1.52 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly -0.73 3/2026 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 2.30 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 21.35 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 156.54 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.15 2024 percent
 Remittances 17,601.35 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -2,655.04 2025 million USD
 External debt 30.31 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 16.38 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 44.53 2024 percent
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