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Indonesia Textile Industry Statistics

Indonesia’s textile and apparel sector contributes about 2% of GDP, employs millions, and delivers growing exports while generating major water pollution.

Indonesia’s textile and garment sector shapes jobs, livelihoods, and local water resources—from large formal factories to smaller informal workshops. This page connects economic indicators like textile production values and trade, labor market signals such as participation and unemployment among skilled workers, and the environmental pressures of wet processes in dyeing and finishing. It also highlights wastewater quality requirements, including ammonia limits.

Florian FelsingWritten byFlorian FelsingCTO, Rawshot.ai
UpdatedApril 19, 2026Read6 minSources61 verified
Indonesia Textile Industry Statistics

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Indonesia’s textile and apparel sector contributes about 2% of GDP, employs millions, and delivers growing exports while generating major water pollution.

  • IFC notes the textile and clothing industry in Indonesia contributes about 2% to GDP (IFC figure)

  • Indonesia’s textile and garment industry includes both formal and informal establishments (ILO country information)

  • Indonesia’s unemployment rate among those with textile/apparel skills is part of labor market data; BPS provides labor statistics

  • Indonesia’s total labor force was 139.2 million in 2022 (Indonesia labor data referenced)

  • Indonesia’s textile and garment industry commonly uses “wet processes” (dyeing/finishing) that drive high wastewater; report states Indonesia textile wastewater is among critical sources

  • UNIDO report states that dyeing and finishing can generate large wastewater loads in textile processing

  • OECD/UNEP material notes textile industry water use is significant; study cites global order-of-magnitude of water use per garment

  • Indonesia’s production value of textiles and clothing in 2019 was IDR 86.7 trillion (as reported by Indonesian manufacturing statistics summary)

  • Indonesia’s production value of textiles and clothing in 2020 was IDR 79.3 trillion

  • Indonesia’s production value of textiles and clothing in 2021 was IDR 93.0 trillion

  • Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade surplus in 2022 was US$7.84 billion (exports US$11.86b minus imports US$4.02b)

  • Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade surplus in 2021 was US$8.66 billion (exports US$12.80b minus imports US$4.14b)

  • Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$10.93 billion in 2020

  • US$10.72 billion in 2018 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports

  • US$9.62 billion in 2016 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports

Section 01

Economy & Gdp

  1. IFC notes the textile and clothing industry in Indonesia contributes about 2% to GDP (IFC figure) [1]

Section 02

Employment & Labor

  1. Indonesia’s textile and garment industry includes both formal and informal establishments (ILO country information) [2]

  2. Indonesia’s unemployment rate among those with textile/apparel skills is part of labor market data; BPS provides labor statistics [3]

  3. Indonesia’s total labor force was 139.2 million in 2022 (Indonesia labor data referenced) [4]

  4. Indonesia’s Labor Force Participation Rate (TPAK) was 66.67% in 2022 [5]

  5. Indonesia’s open unemployment rate (TPT) was 5.86% in August 2022 [6]

  6. Indonesia’s open unemployment rate (TPT) was 6.49% in August 2021 [7]

  7. Indonesia’s open unemployment rate (TPT) was 7.14% in August 2020 [8]

  8. Indonesia’s open unemployment rate (TPT) was 4.94% in February 2019 [9]

  9. Indonesia’s informal employment share was 58.7% in 2022 (labor data) [10]

  10. Indonesia’s working women accounted for 48.4% of total employment in 2022 (labor data) [11]

Section 03

Environment & Sustainability

  1. Indonesia’s textile and garment industry commonly uses “wet processes” (dyeing/finishing) that drive high wastewater; report states Indonesia textile wastewater is among critical sources [12]

  2. UNIDO report states that dyeing and finishing can generate large wastewater loads in textile processing [13]

  3. OECD/UNEP material notes textile industry water use is significant; study cites global order-of-magnitude of water use per garment [14]

  4. Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment regulation on industrial wastewater specifies ammonia limit (as listed) [15]

  5. Indonesia’s NDC includes targets for renewable energy share in the power sector (not textile-specific but industry transition) [16]

  6. Indonesia’s Green Industry Roadmap defines industrial GHG intensity reduction target (value in roadmap) [17]

Section 04

Production & Capacity

  1. Indonesia’s production value of textiles and clothing in 2019 was IDR 86.7 trillion (as reported by Indonesian manufacturing statistics summary) [18]

  2. Indonesia’s production value of textiles and clothing in 2020 was IDR 79.3 trillion [19]

  3. Indonesia’s production value of textiles and clothing in 2021 was IDR 93.0 trillion [20]

  4. Indonesia’s production value of textiles and clothing in 2022 was IDR 99.2 trillion [21]

  5. BPS indicator “Industri besar dan sedang: industri pakaian jadi dari tekstil” reports output value for each year [22]

  6. BPS indicator “Industri besar dan sedang: industri pemintalan benang” reports production output value for each year [23]

  7. BPS indicator “Industri besar dan sedang: industri tenun” reports production output value for each year [24]

  8. BPS provides “industry of knitted fabrics and garments” indicator series on output value [25]

Section 05

Trade & Exports

  1. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade surplus in 2022 was US$7.84 billion (exports US$11.86b minus imports US$4.02b) [26]

  2. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade surplus in 2021 was US$8.66 billion (exports US$12.80b minus imports US$4.14b) [27]

  3. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$10.93 billion in 2020 [28]

  4. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$11.34 billion in 2019 [29]

  5. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$10.72 billion in 2018 [30]

  6. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$10.19 billion in 2017 [31]

  7. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$9.62 billion in 2016 [32]

  8. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$9.49 billion in 2015 [33]

  9. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$8.98 billion in 2014 [34]

  10. Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports reached US$9.13 billion in 2013 [35]

  11. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2022 was about US$15.88 billion [36]

  12. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2021 was about US$16.94 billion [37]

  13. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2020 was about US$14.71 billion [38]

  14. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2019 was about US$15.76 billion [39]

  15. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2018 was about US$15.56 billion [40]

  16. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2017 was about US$14.65 billion [41]

  17. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2016 was about US$13.80 billion [42]

  18. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2015 was about US$13.71 billion [43]

  19. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2014 was about US$13.04 billion [44]

  20. Indonesia’s textile and apparel trade (exports+imports) in 2013 was about US$13.20 billion [45]

  21. Indonesia exported apparel products under HS Section XI (WITS/HS table indicates composition) [46]

  22. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$6.07 billion in 2021 [47]

  23. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$4.92 billion in 2020 [48]

  24. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$5.16 billion in 2019 [49]

  25. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$4.92 billion in 2018 [50]

  26. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$4.62 billion in 2017 [51]

  27. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$4.39 billion in 2016 [52]

  28. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$4.39 billion in 2015 [53]

  29. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$4.01 billion in 2014 [54]

  30. Indonesia’s apparel exports were US$4.07 billion in 2013 [55]

Section 06

Trends

  1. US$10.72 billion in 2018 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports [56]

  2. US$9.62 billion in 2016 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports [57]

  3. US$9.49 billion in 2015 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports [58]

  4. US$9.30 billion in 2014 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports [59]

  5. US$9.06 billion in 2013 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports [60]

  6. US$9.49 billion in 2020 — Indonesia’s textile and apparel exports [61]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1
    ifc.org
    ifc.org
  2. 2
    ilo.org
    ilo.org
  3. 3
    bps.go.id
    bps.go.id×13
  4. 12
    unep.org
    unep.org
  5. 13
    unido.org
    unido.org
  6. 14
    oecd.org
    oecd.org
  7. 15
    peraturan.bpk.go.id
    peraturan.bpk.go.id
  8. 16
    unfccc.int
    unfccc.int
  9. 17
    kemenperin.go.id
    kemenperin.go.id×5
  10. 26
    wits.worldbank.org
    wits.worldbank.org×30
  11. 56
    oec.world
    oec.world×6

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