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About

Indonesia-China Trade: In 2022, Indonesia exported $67.7B to China. The main products that Indonesia exported to China were Ferroalloys ($13.2B), Lignite ($7.94B), and Coal Briquettes ($7.7B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Indonesia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 23%, from $24B in 2017 to $67.7B in 2022.

In 2022, Indonesia did not export any services to China.

China-Indonesia Trade: In 2022, China exported $71.3B to Indonesia. The main products that China exported to Indonesia were Broadcasting Equipment ($3.02B), Telephones ($2.57B), and Computers ($1.99B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Indonesia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%,  from $36.4B in 2017 to $71.3B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Indonesia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Indonesia ranked 67 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.012), and 26 in total exports ($320B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Indonesia exported $67.7B to China. The main products exported from Indonesia to China were Ferroalloys ($13.2B), Lignite ($7.94B), and Coal Briquettes ($7.7B). During the last 5 years the exports of Indonesia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 23%, from $24B in 2017 to $67.7B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $71.3B to Indonesia. The main products exported from China to Indonesia were Broadcasting Equipment ($3.02B), Telephones ($2.57B), and Computers ($1.99B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Indonesia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.4%, from $36.4B in 2022 to $71.3B in 2017.

Exports from Indonesia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to Indonesia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Indonesia (Flag) and China (Flag)

Indonesia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Indonesia
Top Destination
China$67.7B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

This map shows whether countries import more from Indonesia or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Indonesia and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Indonesia than China included Timor-Leste ($298M), American Samoa ($1.72M), and Guam ($955k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Indonesia included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Indonesia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Indonesia - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Indonesia and China by product, considering products traded by both, Indonesia and China.

During 2022, Indonesia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Metals ($25.3B), Mineral Products ($22B), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($8.62B).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Indonesia in the exports of Machines ($29.4B), Metals ($9.17B), and Chemical Products ($6.73B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Indonesia China+$1.81BCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential China Indonesia+$1.11BTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Indonesia and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Indonesia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Indonesia.

Product Space of Indonesia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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