Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Import Trends in Indonesia 2017-2024

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) compiled trends in the value and imports of crude oil and its derivatives, including refined fuel (BBM), in Indonesia throughout 2017-2024.

During this period, the volume of oil and its derivatives shipped always exceeded 30 million tons annually.

The highest volume was imported in 2024, weighing 53.74 million tons with a value of US$36.27 billion.

However, that value was not the highest. The highest value occurred in 2022, amounting to US$40.41 billion with a weight of 47.74 million tons.

Meanwhile, the lowest volume was supplied in 2020, totaling 37.65 million tons with a value of only US$14.25 billion.

Single-Door Fuel Import Policy

Citing *Katadata*, the government began discussing a single-door fuel import policy through Pertamina. This aims to address the scarcity of fuel stock at private gas stations (SPBU).

Minister of Trade Budi Santoso estimated that the change in the fuel import scheme would refer to the limited restriction policy stipulated in Government Regulation No. 29 of 2021. Thus, the decision to implement the single-door fuel import policy must come from a recommendation by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).

"The imposition of limited fuel restrictions must be discussed or undergo a curation process by the technical ministry. We have communicated and sent a letter to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs regarding the single-door fuel import policy," Budi said at the DPR Building on Monday (September 15, 2025).

Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, encouraged private business entities owning gas stations to collaborate with Pertamina. If private business entities request additional stock, they can collaborate with Pertamina.

(Read *Katadata*: Single-Door Fuel Import Policy Discourse: State Control Rises, Private Sector Could Be Squeezed)