Top 10 Export Destinations for Indonesian Crumb Rubber, January-November 2021

Indonesia is one of the world's largest producers of rubber. Its substantial domestic production makes rubber a key national export commodity. The United States and Japan are Indonesia's largest export destinations for crumb rubber.

According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Indonesia's crumb rubber exports reached 2.09 million tons from January to November 2021. This figure represents a 4% increase compared to the same period in the previous year, which totaled 2.01 million tons.

Meanwhile, the total value of crumb rubber exports amounted to US$3.56 billion during the January-November 2021 period. This value shows a 36.38% increase compared to the same period in the previous year, which was US$2.61 billion. The rise in global rubber prices significantly boosted the value of rubber exports.

Here are the top 10 countries that were the largest destinations for Indonesian crumb rubber exports during the January-November 2021 period:

1. United States: US$840.22 million, a 60.31% increase.
2. Japan: US$739.84 million, a 62.73% increase.
3. India: US$270.09 million, a 29.32% increase.
4. China: US$259.65 million, a 27.21% decrease.
5. South Korea: US$227.91 million, a 32.29% increase.
6. Turkey: US$121.05 million, a 26.25% increase.
7. Brazil: US$112.05 million, a 62.29% increase.
8. Canada: US$109.79 million, a 25.96% increase.
9. Russia: US$78.06 million, a 196.79% increase.
10. Belgium: US$65.52 million, a 140.36% increase.

The value of crumb rubber exports to these ten countries reached US$2.83 billion during the January-November period last year. This represents 79.4% of the total export value.