Ores and metals exports in Indonesia
Indonesia: Ores and metals exports was 9.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Indonesia, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Indonesia is 9.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Indonesia peaked at 11.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1982.
Indonesia ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.6% | — |
| 1967 | 8.2% | +45.9% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | -27.3% |
| 1969 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +105.9% |
| 1971 | 4.9% | -57.4% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +45.1% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | -32.3% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +43.9% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -10.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 9.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 2.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 9.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 3.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +105.9% | 5.5% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.9% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Indonesia?
- Ores and metals exports in Indonesia was 9.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1982.
- How does Indonesia rank for ores and metals exports?
- Indonesia ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.