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Where does Indonesia get its liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Indonesia imported $3.7 billion of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane) (6.9 million tonnes), 4.3% of the world total. The United States sold 53% of the total, followed by Qatar (11%) and the United Arab Emirates (10%). Indonesia was the world’s 5th-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane).

Summary

Value
$3.7billion
Tonnes
6.9million tonnes
Share of world total
4.3%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 14 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States2Tonnes: 3,936,340USD per tonne: $49752.8%Sea
Qatar0.4Tonnes: 740,348USD per tonne: $54510.9%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.39Tonnes: 639,801USD per tonne: $60210.4%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.38Tonnes: 612,529USD per tonne: $62310.3%Sea
Kuwait0.24Tonnes: 398,363USD per tonne: $6106.6%Sea
Algeria0.18Tonnes: 310,126USD per tonne: $5884.9%Sea
Malaysia0.08Tonnes: 138,462USD per tonne: $6102.3%Land
Australia0.06Tonnes: 91,639USD per tonne: $6011.5%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 21,699USD per tonne: $6640.39%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 1,825USD per tonne: $6670.03%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $39,0950%Sea
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $105,0370%Air
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $2,5000%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $11,7650%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2018

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 2
  • Qatar 0.4
  • United Arab Emirates 0.39
  • Saudi Arabia 0.38
  • Kuwait 0.24

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States< 0.012
Qatar00.4
United Arab Emirates00.39
Saudi Arabia0.010.38
Kuwait00.24

Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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