Jakarta. National Development Planning Ministry (Bappenas) launches the Indonesia Export Potential Dashboard, a data-driven platform designed to map export opportunities, identify competitive products and strengthen Indonesia’s trade competitiveness amid shifting global supply chains.

The platform was developed in collaboration with Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development, or Prospera.

“The platform is designed to provide information on regional exports, identify leading export products and potential markets, and map export performance using various indicators and Revealed Comparative Advantage analysis tailored to the demand of partner countries,” Deputy for Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources Vivi Yulaswati said during the virtual launch event on Monday.

The dashboard will provide regional export data, identify leading commodities and map market opportunities using indicators such as Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), which measures a country’s export competitiveness in specific products.

The launch comes as Indonesia seeks to diversify exports and move up the value chain through downstream industrialization policies.

According to the Trade Ministry, Indonesia’s exports reached $66 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 0.34% from the same period a year earlier.

Indonesia recorded total exports of around $282.91 billion in 2025, a 6.15% increase from the previous year, while maintaining a trade surplus of approximately $41 billion. The country posted another trade surplus of $5.55 billion during January-March 2026.

Deputy Trade Minister Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri said Indonesia’s exports continued to outperform imports and expressed hope that the dashboard could support cross-government coordination under the government’s “Indonesia Incorporated” strategy.

Director of Market Development and Export Information Bayu Nugroho said downstream industrialization had become a key pillar of Indonesia’s export strategy.

“The downstream industrialization strategy will support export mapping efforts and help domestic businesses penetrate international markets,” Bayu said.

He added that Indonesia was increasingly targeting non-traditional export destinations as businesses face growing geopolitical uncertainty and tighter global trade regulations.

The government is prioritizing markets considered less exposed to disruptions along strategic Middle Eastern shipping routes, including China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Kenya, Peru, Canada, the Philippines and Kazakhstan.

Deputy Head of Bappenas Febrian Alphyanto Ruddyard said Indonesia’s export performance over the past two decades had remained relatively stagnant, with the country’s share of global trade stuck at around 1 percent.

He added that Indonesia’s exports were still dominated by natural resources and semi-finished goods, even as global demand increasingly shifted toward higher-technology and innovation-driven products.

“Out of approximately 50,000 Indonesian export products, only around 20% are truly competitive in the global market,” Febrian said.

He said the dashboard could help policymakers and businesses better identify market opportunities and anticipate shifts in global supply chains through more data-driven trade strategies.

The launch also comes as President Prabowo Subianto’s administration moves to tighten oversight of strategic commodity exports through the planned establishment of Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, a new state entity that will oversee exports of coal, crude palm oil and other key commodities as part of efforts to curb export under-invoicing and improve trade governance.

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