Indonesia’s imports surged 18.21% year-on-year to USD 21.21 billion in January 2026, accelerating from 10.81% in December and comfortably exceeding market expectations of a 13.23% rise. It marked the strongest annual growth since April 2025, as non-oil and gas imports climbed 16.71% to USD 18.04 billion, driven by higher purchases of machinery and mechanical appliances and parts thereof (12.09%), electrical machinery and equipment and parts (29.54%), and vehicles and their accessories (7.48%). Oil and gas imports rose even more sharply, jumping 27.52% to USD 3.17 billion, led by increases in crude oil (118.45%) and oil products (1.58%). By origin, non-oil and gas imports were primarily sourced from China, which accounted for 43.75% of the total at USD 7.89 billion, followed by Australia (5.92% or USD 1.07 billion) and Japan (5.25% or USD 0.95 billion).