This is the Package Delivery Service Chosen by Indonesian People

Package delivery in Indonesia can be done through shipping companies and couriers. Referring to the explanation of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), a shipping company is a company that provides medium to large-scale goods delivery services to various regions.

Meanwhile, a courier company is a company that delivers small to medium-sized packages or letters using land, sea, and air routes.

"The number of goods shipped by shipping companies in 2024 was recorded at 8.6 thousand tons, while courier services delivered around 826 thousand kilograms of goods," wrote BPS in its report.

Based on the type of delivery service, nationally, the majority of people prefer regular services when sending goods through shipping and courier companies, which account for 48.55%.

As for consumers who choose express services to send goods, the proportion is 29.21%, economy services 14.85%, and other services 7.38%.

Here are the percentages of shipping services of shipping and courier companies by region in 2024:

Sumatra

• Regular: 51.87%
• Express: 27.72%
• Economy: 15.93%
• Other: 4.48%

Java and Bali

• Regular: 47.30%
• Express: 30.45%
• Economy: 14.15%
• Other: 8.11%

Kalimantan

• Regular: 53.72%
• Express: 21.08%
• Economy: 22.28%
• Other: 2.92%

Sulawesi

• Regular: 59.20%
• Express: 17.69%
• Economy: 16.45%
• Other: 6.65%

Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua

• Regular: 50.33%
• Express: 29.35%
• Economy: 15.72%
• Other: 4.60%.

BPS also calculated that the average revenue of shipping and courier companies in Indonesia in 2024 was Rp23.7 billion per year.