Most of Indonesia's Non-Oil and Gas Export Performance to Major Destination Countries Has Decreased

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that the accumulated value of Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports to major destination countries in January-July 2019 mostly decreased compared to the previous period. Only exports to Malaysia and Taiwan increased in value. The value of non-oil and gas exports to Malaysia in January-July 2019 was recorded at US$4.46 billion, up 0.48% compared to the previous period of US$4.46 billion. Meanwhile, the value of non-oil and gas exports to Taiwan amounted to US$2.15 billion, up 7.44% from US$1.99 billion in the previous period.

The highest decrease occurred in the share of Indonesian non-oil and gas exports to the Netherlands and Japan. In January-July 2019, the value of Indonesian non-oil and gas exports to the Netherlands was recorded at US$2.26 billion, down 18.62% to US$1.84 billion. Non-oil and gas exports to Japan decreased by 18.38% from US$9.69 billion to US$7.91 billion.

The highest share of non-oil and gas exports was still dominated by two global economic giants, namely China and the United States (US). In January-July 2019, China contributed 15.38% of Indonesia's total exports. The value of exports to China was recorded at US$13.68 billion, down 5.68% from the previous period's US$14.5 billion. Meanwhile, the value of exports to the United States decreased by 1.95% from US$10.11 billion in the previous period to US$9.92 billion.

(Read Databoks: [In ASEAN, Indonesia's Export Performance Lags](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2019/08/16/di-tingkat-asean-kinerja-ekspor-indonesia-tertinggal))