Jakarta: Indonesia recorded a trade balance surplus of 19.48 billion U.S. dollars from January to June 2025, up from 15.45 billion dollars in the same period last year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Friday.

According to Namibia Press Agency, “The surplus came from a 28.31 billion U.S. dollars surplus in the non-oil and gas sector, while the oil and gas sector posted a deficit of 8.83 billion U.S. dollars,” said Pudji Ismartini, deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics at BPS, during a press conference.

Exports rose 7.70 percent year-on-year to 135.41 billion dollars during the period, while imports increased 5.25 percent to 115.93 billion dollars compared to the same period last year.

Non-oil and gas exports from January to June were mainly to China (29.31 billion U.S. dollars), the United States (14.79 billion dollars), and India (8.97 billion dollars).

The top three suppliers of non-oil and gas goods to Indonesia were China (40.00 billion dollars), Japan (7.47 billion dollars), and the United States (4.87 billion dollars).