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Indonesia Trade Expo 2026 Records $22.94 Billion in Transactions
Indonesia’s Trade Expo 2026 recorded $22.94 billion in transactions during its five days in Tangerang, from October 14 to 18.
That was 131% of the government’s $17.5 billion target, according to Trade Minister Budi Santoso.
The event brought together exporters and overseas buyers, and 426 memorandums of understanding were signed.
Small businesses contributed $510.79 million to the total, while India had the highest transaction value, followed by the Netherlands, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates and Japan.
The expo drew 9,600 overseas buyers from 151 countries, and its visitor count rose 31.08% from the previous year.
The deals followed business matchmaking begun a year earlier, including online meetings between Indonesian exporters and foreign buyers.
The next expo is scheduled for October 13–17, 2027.
Indonesia’s 41st Trade Expo recorded transactions worth US$22.94 billion over five days, exceeding its target.
The total was 131% of the US$17.5 billion target and included US$510.79 million in transactions by small and medium-sized businesses.
Exporters and importers signed 426 memorandums of understanding during the event.
The expo ran from 14 to 18 October 2026 at ICE BSD in Tangerang.
It drew 45,287 visitors and 9,600 overseas buyers from 151 countries.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Trade Ministry reported the results; exporters and importers took part in the expo.
- What
- The expo recorded US$22.94 billion in transactions, 131% of its target.
- When
- 14–18 October 2026.
- Where
- ICE BSD, Tangerang, Indonesia.
- Why
- The transactions came from business deals and memorandums of understanding; the sources say business matching helped connect exporters with overseas buyers.
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Indonesian representatives began seeking potential overseas buyers through business matching.
The first day of the expo recorded US$13.2 billion in transactions through 168 memorandums of understanding, according to CNN Indonesia.
The 41st Trade Expo Indonesia was held at ICE BSD in Tangerang.
The expo closed with reported transactions of US$22.94 billion.
- Total transactions
- US$22.94 billion
- Share of target
- 131% of the US$17.5 billion target
- Small and medium-sized business transactions
- US$510.79 million
- Memorandums of understanding
- 426
- Overseas buyers
- 9,600 from 151 countries
- Visitors
- 45,287, up 31.08% from the previous year
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The total transaction value over five days was US$22.94 billion. In rupiah, that is around Rp414 trillion. Of this US$22.94 billion, transactions by small and medium-sized businesses amounted to US$510.79 million. This result exceeded the target, reaching 131 percent of the target.
We can report that the transaction value over five days was US$22.94 billion. In rupiah, that is around Rp414 trillion. Of this US$22.94 billion, transactions by small and medium-sized businesses amounted to US$510.79 million.