Indonesia, a Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of volcanic islands, is home to hundreds of ethnic groups speaking many different languages It’s known for beaches, volcanoes, Komodo dragons and jungles sheltering elephants, orangutans and tigers.
It is the world’s largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands, and at 1,904,569 square kilometers (735,358 square miles), the 14th largest by land area and the 7th largest in combined sea and land area. With over 261 million people.
Total Indonesia’s Export to the world –
Exports have been an engine of economic growth in Indonesia. However, it has been in a steady decline due to lower commodity prices and dwindling global demand.
Major exports are: oil and gas (12.4 % of the total exports, of those gas 6.9 %, crude oil 4.3 % and oil products 1.2 %); animal and vegetable fats and oils (14 %); and electrical equipment and machinery (10.45 %). Other exports include: footwear, part of such articles (3.4 %); garments not knitted (3 %) and ores, slag and ash (2.5 %) etc.
Major export partners are: the United States (11.6 %), China (10 % of the total exports), Japan (9.9 %), India (8.8 %) and Singapore (7 %). Yearly exports of $150 billion, Indonesia is currently ranked the 24th largest export economy in the world.
Total Indonesia’s import from the world –
Main imports products are: oil and gas (around 17 % of total imports), nuclear reactions, boilers, mechanical appliances (19 %); iron and steel (5.4 %), organic chemical materials (4.8 %) and vehicles (4.5 %).
Main import partners are: China (25 % of the total imports), Japan (11 %), Singapore (7.6 %), Thailand (6.8 %) and the United States (6.4 %).
And approx. yearly Indonesia’s total imports of $135 billion. Indonesia is currently ranked the 29th largest Importing country in the world.
Indonesia’s top export product to India –
Palm Oil and its Fractions: US$1.2 billion, Crude Palm Oil: US$3.0 billion, Bituminous Coal, Coking Coal: US$1.2 billion, Lignite, whether or not pulverized, but not agglomerated: US$16 million, Chemical wood pulp, soda, other than dissolving grades, bleached, non-con: US$116 million etc.
Indonesia’s top import product from India –
Telephones $3.56 billion; Vehicle Parts $2.56 billion; Computers $1.95 billion; Integrated Circuits $1.37 billion; Cars $1.19 billion; refined Petroleum $9.91 billion; Wheat $2.41 billion; Raw Sugar $2.05 billion; Cotton $1.09 billion; Soybeans $995 million etc.