Summary
- China → Indonesia
- $75billion
- Indonesia → China
- $68billion
- China’s balance
- $7billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Indonesia
Trade between China and Indonesia grew 38-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 75
- Imports 68
- Balance +7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1.7 billion | $2.1 billion | -$450 million |
| 1996 | $1.7 billion | $2.3 billion | -$600 million |
| 1997 | $1.7 billion | $2.8 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 1998 | $1.3 billion | $2.5 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 1999 | $1.4 billion | $3 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2000 | $2.4 billion | $4.1 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2001 | $2.1 billion | $3.6 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2002 | $2.7 billion | $4.4 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2003 | $3.3 billion | $5.5 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2004 | $4.5 billion | $7 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2005 | $6.4 billion | $8.9 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2006 | $7.6 billion | $11.1 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2007 | $9.5 billion | $13.7 billion | -$4.2 billion |
| 2008 | $16.2 billion | $15.9 billion | $261 million |
| 2009 | $14.8 billion | $14.2 billion | $608 million |
| 2010 | $21.4 billion | $20 billion | $1.5 billion |
| 2011 | $27 billion | $28.1 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2012 | $30.4 billion | $27.9 billion | $2.5 billion |
| 2013 | $32 billion | $27.9 billion | $4.1 billion |
| 2014 | $32.2 billion | $22.7 billion | $9.5 billion |
| 2015 | $30.8 billion | $18.7 billion | $12.1 billion |
| 2016 | $32.1 billion | $19.8 billion | $12.2 billion |
| 2017 | $36.8 billion | $27.1 billion | $9.7 billion |
| 2018 | $45.6 billion | $31.8 billion | $13.8 billion |
| 2019 | $45 billion | $32.3 billion | $12.8 billion |
| 2020 | $40.6 billion | $35.6 billion | $5 billion |
| 2021 | $57.5 billion | $59.8 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2022 | $67.3 billion | $73.6 billion | -$6.4 billion |
| 2023 | $62.8 billion | $70.8 billion | -$8 billion |
| 2024 | $75 billion | $68 billion | $7 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Indonesia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Indonesia sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Jakarta is 2,592 nautical miles (4,800 km) long: ≈ 6–7.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Indonesia was China’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and China was Indonesia’s largest (27%).
- Indonesia in China’s trade
- 2.5%
- Indonesia’s rank among China’s partners
- 12th
- China in Indonesia’s trade
- 26.8%
- China’s rank among Indonesia’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Indonesia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.