Indonesia is a country of big numbers and equally big opportunities. With 252 million inhabitants, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia. This sizeable population has had a traditionally high level of national consumption, which has in turn stimulated economic growth, and as a consequence of this, Indonesia is projected to become the seventh-largest economy in the world by 2030 and also the 27
th largest importer in the world.
[1] Imports into Indonesia averaged approximately USD 3.16 billion per month between 1959 until 2016, reaching an all time high of USD 17.41 billion in July of 2013, in contrast with a low of just USD 21 million way back in September of 1959.
[2] The top 10 most imported goods into Indonesia from all across the globe break down as follows:
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