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Where does Indonesia get its sugar? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Indonesia imported $2.9 billion of sugar (5.2 million tonnes), 6.9% of the world total. Brazil sold 61% of the total, followed by Thailand (20%) and Australia (15%). Indonesia was the world’s largest importer of sugar.

Summary

Value
$2.9billion
Tonnes
5.2million tonnes
Share of world total
6.9%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Brazil1.8Tonnes: 3,443,241USD per tonne: $51361.2%Sea
Thailand0.58Tonnes: 976,305USD per tonne: $59120%Sea
Australia0.44Tonnes: 628,807USD per tonne: $70415.4%Sea
Vietnam0.03Tonnes: 42,015USD per tonne: $6560.96%Sea
South Africa0.02Tonnes: 34,000USD per tonne: $6600.78%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 26,377USD per tonne: $7340.67%Sea
Malaysia0.02Tonnes: 26,238USD per tonne: $7260.66%Sea
Ukraine0.01Tonnes: 12,058USD per tonne: $4920.21%Sea
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 2,995USD per tonne: $7500.08%Sea
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 3,948USD per tonne: $3400.05%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 39USD per tonne: $17,5650.02%Sea
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 570USD per tonne: $8590.02%Sea
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 250USD per tonne: $5690%Sea
Colombia< 0.01Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $5350%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $9690%Sea
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $2,7510%Sea
Belgium re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $1,7370%Sea
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $1380%Sea
Saudi Arabia< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $3120%Sea
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $420%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Brazil has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Brazil 1.8
  • Thailand 0.58
  • Australia 0.44
  • Vietnam 0.03
  • South Africa 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Brazil0.031.8
Thailand0.120.58
Australia0.020.44
Vietnam00.03
South Africa00.02

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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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