Infrastructure Projects Continue, Indonesia's Cement Imports Surge 74% in 2021

Government infrastructure projects that continued during the pandemic and the growth of private property development fueled domestic cement demand. This resulted in a surge in cement imports in 2021.

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia's cement imports soared by 74.7% to 6.27 million tons in 2021, up from 3.59 million tons the previous year. Last year's cement imports were the highest in the last three years, as shown in the graph.

Similarly, the value jumped 77.6% to US$4.14 billion last year, compared to US$2.33 billion the previous year.

In 2021, the largest source of Indonesia's cement imports was China, with a volume of 2.91 million tons worth US$1.54 billion. This was followed by the United Kingdom with 693,000 tons worth US$588 million, and South Korea with 641,000 tons worth US$663 million.

The following table shows the volume of cement imports by country of origin in 2021:

* China: 2,911.9 thousand tons
* France: 742.2 thousand tons
* United Kingdom: 693.6 thousand tons
* South Korea: 641.6 thousand tons
* Netherlands: 523.3 thousand tons
* Singapore: 469.9 thousand tons
* Croatia: 223.3 thousand tons
* Mexico: 32.7 thousand tons
* Others: 27.5 thousand tons
* Total: 6,266.0 thousand tons