Coffee Leads Indonesia’s Agricultural Exports With US$221.4 Million in July 2026
Indonesia exported US$221.4 million of coffee in July 2026, more than any other agricultural commodity reported by GoodStats using BPS data. Medicinal, aromatic and spice crops followed at US$54.4 million, while edible bird’s nests generated US$40.1 million.
Coffee establishes a wide lead
Indonesia’s coffee exports reached US$221.4 million in July 2026, making coffee the country’s highest-value agricultural export for the month, according to GoodStats, citing data from Statistics Indonesia, or BPS. The figure was more than four times the US$54.4 million recorded for medicinal, aromatic and spice crops, the second-largest category.
The result underscores coffee’s weight within Indonesia’s agricultural export portfolio. GoodStats linked the high export value to several factors, including logistics costs, labor-intensive post-harvest processing and a production decline associated with extreme weather. Those pressures can raise the value of shipments while also limiting the volumes available to exporters.
Coffee from Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi is known for distinctive flavors and strong spice aromas. GoodStats said these characteristics are particularly sought after in Europe and the United States, giving Indonesian suppliers access to major consuming markets through differentiated regional products.
Spices and bird’s nests form the next tier
Medicinal, aromatic and spice crops generated US$54.4 million in exports during July. Demand for this group comes from food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers. Indonesia’s tropical growing conditions and the distinctive characteristics of its spices support a market position that subtropical production regions can find difficult to replicate.
Edible bird’s nests ranked third, with exports valued at US$40.1 million. Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers of swiftlet nests, and GoodStats highlighted the perceived cleanliness and quality of the country’s output, as well as its use in health-related products.
Vegetable exports were worth US$33.1 million, while seaweed and other algae brought in US$30.9 million. Together, these figures show that Indonesia’s export base extends beyond high-value specialty products to fresh produce and marine cultivation. However, neither category approached coffee’s monthly earnings.
A diversified but uneven export basket
Fresh or chilled wild-caught fish generated US$16.7 million, narrowly exceeding the US$16.6 million recorded for perennial fruits. GoodStats described these categories as seventh and eighth in the BPS ranking, although the supplied article did not identify the commodity occupying sixth place. White pepper accounted for US$8.6 million, tobacco for US$7.7 million and black pepper for US$3.6 million.
The disclosed figures reveal a steep concentration at the top of the ranking. Coffee alone earned roughly as much as several of the other named categories combined. For producers and processors, this creates strong exposure to coffee harvest conditions, post-harvest capacity and logistics. For exporters, the smaller categories provide diversification across food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and marine-product markets, but their July values indicate that none currently matches coffee’s influence on monthly agricultural export revenue.
