Indonesia’s exports grow 5.58 per cent in January–September 2026
The Trade Ministry reported a US$10.6 billion trade surplus for the period, with manufactured goods and key commodities supporting export performance.
Indonesia’s export value increased by 5.58 per cent in January–September 2026 compared with the corresponding period a year earlier, Trade Minister Budi Santoso said, despite geopolitical pressures on international trade.
Speaking at a ceremony for a snack-product export shipment by PT Dua Kelinci in Pati Regency, Central Java, Budi attributed the rise to a stronger domestic industrial sector and downstreaming programmes. He said these had increased the value of Indonesian products and improved their competitiveness abroad.
The Trade Ministry put the country’s trade surplus at US$10.6 billion for the nine-month period. Budi cited food and beverages, footwear and textiles among the manufactured products supporting the performance, alongside crude palm oil (CPO) and minerals.
To maintain export growth, Budi called for efforts on both production and markets. These would involve improving management, production capacity, raw-material availability and workforce quality, while identifying consumer needs and promising export destinations.
He also said domestic industries should have priority access to locally produced raw materials, with exports considered only when supplies are in surplus. Materials not yet produced domestically would still need to be imported to keep industrial activity running, he added.
