Ores and metals imports in Indonesia
Indonesia: Ores and metals imports was 4.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Indonesia, 1967–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 4.7% for ores and metals imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Indonesia peaked at 5.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1967.
Indonesia ranks 23rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1.1% | — |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | +46.4% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +22.9% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -26.9% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +54.1% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +61.3% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +17.1% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +19.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 4.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 4.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 3.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- 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 exports 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Indonesia?
- Ores and metals imports in Indonesia was 4.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1989.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1967.
- How does Indonesia rank for ores and metals imports?
- Indonesia ranks 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.