Indonesia
Indonesia is an archipelago nation of 240.27
million people, the world’s fourth most populous
country, and largest Muslim country. Although its
economy slowed significantly from the 6 percent-plus
growth rate recorded in 2007 and 2008, it expanded
at approximately 4.5 percent in 2009 and had an
average Purchasing Power Parity of $4,000 in 2009.
U.S. agriculture exports (excluding fish and forest
products) to Indonesia reached $1.8 billion in 2009,
making Indonesia the 8th largest market
for U.S. agricultural exports with demand for
soybeans, cotton, wheat, dairy products, and feed
ingredients. U.S. agricultural imports from
Indonesia (excluding fish and forest products) in
2009 totaled about $1.8 billion. Indonesia’s
main exports to the United States are rubber,
shrimp, coffee, and cocoa butter.
Population: 240.27
million
GDP per capita: $4,000
Agriculture: 14.4 percent of GDP
Agricultural Production:
rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee,
palm oil, copra; poultry, beef, pork, eggs
Major U.S. Agricultural Exports to Indonesia:
soybeans, cotton, wheat, soybean meal and feed
ingredients
Major Indonesian Agricultural Exports: rubber,
shrimp, coffee, and cocoa butter
Economic, Political,
and Demographic Information
Indonesia Agricultural Economy and Policy Report
(FAS)
Crop Explorer (FAS)
Country Profiles
and Mapping Information Systems (Food & Agricultural Organization)
Central Intelligence Agency World Fact
Book Indonesia (CIA)
U.S. Department of State Background Notes -
Indonesia
