INDONESIA recorded a trade surplus of US$160 million in April, a sharp decline compared to US$2.72 billion in the same month last year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday.
“This marks 60 consecutive months of trade surpluses since May 2020,” said Pudji Ismartini, BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics, at a press conference.
Exports were valued at US$20.74 billion in April, up 5.76 per cent year-onyear, while imports stood at US$20.59 billion, rising 21.84 per cent annually.
From January to April 2025, Indonesia’s trade balance surplus reached US$11.07 billion, supported by total exports of US$87.36 billion, an increase of 6.65 per cent year-on-year-and total imports of US$76.29 billion, up 6.27 per cent year-on-year.
Bhima Yudhistira, director of the Centre for Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), said the weakening trade surplus was due to importers frontloading raw materials and capital goods in response to the tariff postponement by the United States.
Xinhua
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