Indonesia is one of the best and largest coffee producing countries in the world. The title is supported by Indonesia’s entry into the top five largest exporters of Robusta coffee beans in the world. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that Indonesia’s coffee export value reached US$849.373 million or equivalent to IDR 12.62 trillion in 2021.

The high demand for Indonesian coffee in foreign markets is a form of utilizing the advantages and potential of local coffee products. This is a driving force in improving the country’s economy by exporting local coffee production to various countries.

With such a high export value, you must be curious, to which countries is Indonesian coffee exported? Check out the information below!

United States of America

The United States is the main export destination for Indonesian coffee with a total export value of US$195 million or around 30 percent of total coffee exports in 2021. Over the past five years, Uncle Sam’s country has consistently been the destination of Indonesia’s coffee exports with the largest value. This indicates that the demand and recognition of Indonesian coffee quality there is very high.

Egypt

Egypt is the second major recipient of coffee exports from Indonesia with a total export value of up to US$89 million or Rp1.3 trillion (September 12, 2022 exchange rate). The excellent quality of Indonesian coffee is supported by the Middle Eastern and North African coffee culture. This factor has also contributed to Indonesia’s huge coffee exports to this country.

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Japan

The third largest destination country for Indonesian coffee exports is Japan with a total export value of US$65.4 million. This is no wonder, because according to data from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo, Japan, Indonesia holds a 2.5 percent share of the coffee market in Japan and is the sixth largest exporter of coffee to Japan after Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Guatemala, and Ethiopia.

Malaysia

The neighboring country followed in the fourth position as the main destination country for Indonesian coffee exports with a total export value in 2021 reaching US$49 million or around IDR 728 billion (exchange rate September 12, 2022).

One of Indonesia’s coffee exporters to Malaysia is the coffee farmers of Wonosalam Coffee Cooperative, Jombang, who successfully exported Excelsa Wonosalam local coffee to Malaysia worth Rp360 million. Quoted from CNN Indonesia, these Jombang coffee farmers are one of BI Jatim’s partners in penetrating the export market.

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Belgium

Furthermore, Belgium was ranked as the fifth destination country for Indonesian coffee exports with a value of US$44.8 million. This country is no stranger to local coffee entrepreneurs for export land, because in 2020, amid the economic downturn due to the Covid-19 pandemic, coffee farmers from Kerinci, Jambi managed to export 15.9 tons of Arabica coffee worth Rp1.4 billion to Belgium. It’s amazing, isn’t it?

Italy

The sixth position of the main destination country for coffee exports from Indonesia is occupied by Italy with a total export value of US$42.6 million. Who would have thought, the country famous for its Espresso coffee also imports some of its coffee beans from Indonesia.

According to Deputy Chief Representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Rome, Italy, J.S. George Lantu, quoted from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website, Italy is the second largest importer of raw coffee beans or green beans in the European Union region. Therefore, Italy has great market potential for coffee exporters from Indonesia.

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India

Then, in the seventh position, the main destination country for coffee exports was India with a total export value of US$32 million. Coffee export opportunities are still very wide open for coffee entrepreneurs in Indonesia, especially for Arabica coffee which is very popular with coffee lovers in this Bollywood country.

Well, those are the main destination countries for coffee exports from Indonesia. For you local coffee entrepreneurs, it is highly recommended to look at the countries above as the target market for exporting coffee produced by your business.

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