Indonesia's volume of oil and gas (migas) imports has continuously increased, following the rising energy demand of its population. Population growth and an increase in the number of vehicles have driven up domestic migas needs.
Between 2009 and 2019, the national volume of migas imports increased by 36.4% to 49.1 million tons, or an average of 3.6% per year. Gas imports saw the highest increase, exceeding 471% to 5.5 million tons from 970,000 tons in 2009. This was triggered by the policy to convert kerosene usage to gas.
Meanwhile, crude oil imports from 2009 to 2018 increased by 10.64% to 16.9 million tons. Similarly, refined oil imports rose by 35% to 26.6 million tons. In fact, the policy implemented at the beginning of President Joko Widodo's administration, eliminating fuel subsidies (BBM), managed to suppress refined oil imports, as shown in the graph below.
(Read Databoks: Indonesia's Crude Oil Imports Continue to Increase Since 2013)