While Indonesia's textile industry weaves a staggering 1.2 billion pieces of apparel annually, its true story is told in the numbers, revealing a complex powerhouse of production, workforce, and global trade facing both immense opportunity and pressing challenges.
Key Takeaways
- Indonesia's textile and apparel industry produced 1.62 million tons of yarn in 2022
- The capacity utilization rate of Indonesia's spinning mills in the textile sector was 72% in 2023
- Indonesia manufactured 3.45 billion meters of woven fabric in 2022
- The Indonesian textile industry employed 3.8 million workers in 2022
- Women constitute 65% of the textile workforce in Indonesia as of 2023
- Average monthly wage in textile sector was IDR 3.2 million in 2022
- Indonesia's textile exports reached USD 13.5 billion in 2022
- Yarn exports from Indonesia totaled USD 1.2 billion in 2023
- US market share for Indonesian apparel: 8.5% in 2022
- Textile imports into Indonesia totaled USD 4.5 billion in 2022
- Cotton imports for textile industry: 1.5 million tons in 2023
- Synthetic fiber imports declined 8% to USD 1.2 billion 2022
- Indonesia's textile industry contributed 7% to manufacturing GDP in 2022
- Total revenue of textile firms reached IDR 250 trillion in 2023
- FDI in textile sector: USD 1.5 billion in 2022
Indonesia's textile industry is robust yet faces underutilized capacity and dependency on imports.
Economic
1Indonesia's textile industry contributed 7% to manufacturing GDP in 2022
Verified2Total revenue of textile firms reached IDR 250 trillion in 2023
Verified3FDI in textile sector: USD 1.5 billion in 2022
Verified4Market size of domestic textile consumption: USD 20 billion 2023
Directional5Profit margin average in industry: 5.2% in 2022
Single source6Number of textile companies: 2,500 active in 2023
Verified7Value added by textiles to GDP: IDR 180 trillion 2022
Verified8Growth rate of industry: 4.8% YoY in 2023
Verified9Tax revenue from textiles: IDR 15 trillion in 2022
Directional10Market capitalization of listed textile firms: IDR 50 trillion 2023
Single source11R&D expenditure: 1.2% of revenue in textiles 2022
Verified12Supply chain contribution to national economy: 3.5% indirect 2023
Verified13Inflation impact on textile prices: 6% rise in 2022
Verified14MSME share in textile production: 60% by value 2023
Directional15Export contribution to revenue: 55% for large firms 2022
Single source16Investment growth in sector: 10% YoY to IDR 30 trillion 2023
Verified17Competitiveness index: Indonesia ranks 5th in ASEAN textiles 2022
Verified18Digital transformation investment: USD 200 million 2023
Verified19Bankruptcy rate in textile firms: 2% in 2022
Directional20Gross output multiplier effect: 2.5 times in economy 2023
Single sourceEconomic Interpretation
While Indonesia's textile industry weaves a formidable 7% of manufacturing GDP and spins a quarter of a quadrillion rupiah in revenue, its delicate 5.2% profit margin suggests it's a high-volume, low-margin tightrope walk where innovation is underfunded but its economic thread runs deep through millions of livelihoods.
Employment
1The Indonesian textile industry employed 3.8 million workers in 2022
Verified2Women constitute 65% of the textile workforce in Indonesia as of 2023
Verified3Average monthly wage in textile sector was IDR 3.2 million in 2022
Verified4Textile industry labor productivity grew 5.1% YoY to IDR 180 million per worker in 2023
Directional51.2 million workers in garment sub-sector in Indonesia 2022
Single source6Youth employment (under 25) in textiles was 25% of total workforce in 2023
Verified7Skilled labor shortage affected 40% of textile firms in 2022 survey
Verified8Union membership in textile industry covers 30% of workers in 2023
Verified9Overtime hours averaged 12 per month per worker in textiles 2022
Directional10Training programs reached 500,000 textile workers in 2023
Single source11Unemployment rate in textile sector post-COVID was 4.5% in 2022
Verified12Migrant workers in textiles numbered 150,000 in 2023
Verified13Female supervisors in textile factories: 15% in 2022
Verified14Labor turnover rate in industry averaged 18% in 2023
Directional15Child labor incidents in textiles dropped to 0.5% in 2022
Single source16Digital skills training for 200,000 workers initiated in 2023
Verified17Average age of textile workers is 35 years in 2022
Verified18Part-time workers constitute 10% of textile employment in 2023
Verified19Wage growth in textiles was 6.8% YoY in 2022
Directional20850,000 workers in spinning and weaving sub-sectors in 2023
Single source21Health insurance coverage for textile workers: 85% in 2022
Verified22Strikes in textile industry totaled 45 incidents in 2023
Verified23Vocational training graduates entering textiles: 100,000 in 2022
Verified24Remote work adoption in textile admin roles: 5% in 2023
Directional25Disability employment quota met by 20% of firms in 2022
Single source26Night shift workers: 40% of total textile workforce in 2023
Verified27Apprenticeships offered to 50,000 youth in textiles 2022
Verified28Gender pay gap in textiles: 12% in 2023
VerifiedEmployment Interpretation
Indonesia's textile industry is a vibrant but demanding tapestry, employing millions—mostly women—and showing threads of progress with rising productivity and wages, yet its fabric is strained by persistent overtime, a significant gender leadership gap, and the looming challenge of upskilling a youthful workforce amid a tight labor market.
Exports
1Indonesia's textile exports reached USD 13.5 billion in 2022
Verified2Yarn exports from Indonesia totaled USD 1.2 billion in 2023
Verified3US market share for Indonesian apparel: 8.5% in 2022
Verified4Fabric exports grew 7% to USD 2.8 billion in 2023
Directional5Garment exports to EU reached USD 3.1 billion in 2022
Single source6Top export destination Japan: USD 1.5 billion textiles in 2023
Verified7Footwear exports (textile-related) USD 4.2 billion in 2022
Verified8Export volume of woven fabrics: 1.8 billion meters in 2023
Verified9Share of textiles in total exports: 7.2% in 2022
Directional10Exports to ASEAN countries: USD 2.0 billion in 2023
Single source11Cotton textile exports declined 5% to USD 800 million in 2022
Verified12Home textiles exports: USD 1.1 billion to US in 2023
Verified13Duty-free exports under GSP to US: 60% of apparel in 2022
Verified14Export growth to Middle East: 12% YoY in 2023 textiles
Directional15Knitwear exports totaled USD 4.5 billion in 2022
Single source16Vietnam as competitor overtook Indonesia in US apparel imports 2023
Verified17Export price index for textiles rose 3.5% in 2022
Verified18Technical textiles exports: USD 500 million in 2023
Verified19Imports of textile machinery affected export capacity 2022
Directional20USD 10.2 billion apparel exports in 2023 projection met
Single source21Exports to India grew 15% to USD 600 million in 2022
Verified22Rejection rate of Indonesian textile exports in US: 2.1% in 2023
Verified23Sustainable certified textile exports: 20% of total in 2022
Verified24E-commerce textile exports via platforms: USD 300 million 2023
Directional25Bilateral trade agreement boosted exports to Australia 10% 2022
Single sourceExports Interpretation
While Indonesia's textile industry weaves an impressive global tapestry—from the EU's closets to Japan's shelves and now with a sustainable thread gaining prominence—it must urgently stitch up its competitiveness to keep Vietnam from unraveling its crucial market share in the US.
Imports
1Textile imports into Indonesia totaled USD 4.5 billion in 2022
Verified2Cotton imports for textile industry: 1.5 million tons in 2023
Verified3Synthetic fiber imports declined 8% to USD 1.2 billion 2022
Verified4Machinery imports for textiles: USD 800 million in 2023
Directional5Fabric imports from China: 60% of total in 2022
Single source6Dye and chemical imports valued USD 500 million 2023
Verified7Import dependency on raw cotton: 90% in 2022
Verified8Used clothing imports banned but smuggling estimated 200,000 tons 2023
Verified9Polyester filament imports: 600,000 tons in 2022
Directional10Import tariff on yarns averaged 10% in 2023
Single source11Vietnam supplied 25% of Indonesia's fabric imports 2022
Verified12Import growth rate for textile intermediates: 4% YoY 2023
Verified13Local content requirement met 70% in garment imports substitution 2022
Verified14Spandex imports totaled USD 150 million in 2023
Directional15Anti-dumping duties imposed on Chinese fabrics in 2022
Single source16Import volume of finished garments: 50 million pieces 2023
Verified17Raw material imports share in total imports: 65% for textiles 2022
Verified18Digital printing machinery imports up 20% to USD 100 million 2023
Verified19Import from India cotton yarns: USD 300 million 2022
Directional20Trade deficit in textiles widened to USD 2.5 billion in 2023
Single sourceImports Interpretation
Despite boasting ambitious local content goals, Indonesia’s textile industry is caught in a costly and ironic loop, hemorrhaging billions to import the very fibers, fabrics, and machines it needs to weave its own self-sufficiency, all while desperately trying to stitch up a widening trade deficit.
Production
1Indonesia's textile and apparel industry produced 1.62 million tons of yarn in 2022
Verified2The capacity utilization rate of Indonesia's spinning mills in the textile sector was 72% in 2023
Verified3Indonesia manufactured 3.45 billion meters of woven fabric in 2022
Verified4Garment production in Indonesia reached 1.2 billion pieces in 2021
Directional5The textile industry's output value grew by 4.2% YoY to IDR 150 trillion in 2022
Single source6Indonesia's non-woven fabric production increased to 450,000 tons in 2023
Verified7Spinning capacity in Indonesia stands at 2.5 million tons per year as of 2023
Verified8Dyeing and finishing capacity for textiles in Indonesia is 4.8 billion meters annually in 2022
Verified9Home textile production (bedding, curtains) reached 250 million units in 2022
Directional10Technical textiles output in Indonesia grew 15% to 300,000 tons in 2023
Single source11Knitted fabric production totaled 2.1 billion meters in Indonesia 2022
Verified12Indonesia's textile mill utilization rate averaged 68% in Q4 2023
Verified13Synthetic fiber production hit 1.8 million tons in 2022
Verified14Cotton yarn production in Indonesia was 850,000 tons in 2023
Directional15Apparel manufacturing output value was IDR 120 trillion in 2022
Single source16Indonesia produced 1.1 billion pairs of socks and hosiery in 2022
Verified17Denim fabric production reached 150 million meters in 2023
Verified18Towel production output was 120 million pieces in Indonesia 2022
Verified19Polyester staple fiber production stood at 1.2 million tons in 2023
Directional20Woven garment production totaled 800 million units in 2022
Single source21Indonesia's textile waste from production was 500,000 tons in 2022
Verified22Machine productivity in spinning mills averaged 450 kg per machine per day in 2023
Verified23Fabric bleaching capacity is 3.2 billion meters per year in 2023
Verified24Indonesia produced 900,000 tons of filament yarn in 2022
Directional25Active textile factories number 1,850 in Indonesia as of 2023
Single source26Output per worker in textile sector was IDR 250 million in 2022
Verified27Viscose fiber production reached 400,000 tons in 2023
Verified28Underwear production hit 500 million pieces in 2022
Verified29Printing capacity for textiles is 2.5 billion meters annually in 2023
Directional30Indonesia's total textile fiber consumption was 2.8 million tons in 2022
Single sourceProduction Interpretation
Indonesia's textile industry is impressively weaving a massive 150-trillion-rupiah tapestry of output, though its looms are only humming at about 70% capacity, hinting at both a powerhouse potential and a thread of underutilization waiting to be pulled.
Sustainability
1Water usage per ton of textile: 200,000 liters in industry average 2022
Verified2Carbon emissions from textile production: 15 million tons CO2eq in 2023
Verified3Recycling rate of textile waste: 25% in 2022
Verified4Organic cotton usage: 5% of total fiber in 2023
Directional5Energy consumption: 1.2 GJ per kg fabric in 2022
Single source6Wastewater treatment plants in 70% of factories 2023
Verified7Sustainable certifications (GOTS/OEKO): 300 factories in 2022
Verified8Chemical reduction initiatives covered 40% of dyers 2023
Verified9Renewable energy use in factories: 15% of total 2022
Directional10Biodiversity impact from cotton imports: high risk score 7/10 2023
Single source11Microplastic release from synthetics: 50,000 tons annually 2022
Verified12Water pollution incidents: 120 cases in 2023 rivers
Verified13Eco-friendly dyes adoption: 30% market share 2022
Verified14Circular economy projects: 50 initiatives funded 2023
Directional15GHG reduction target: 20% by 2030 committed by industry
Single source16Post-consumer textile waste collected: 100,000 tons 2022
Verified17Solar panel installations in 200 factories 2023
Verified18ZDHC compliance: 150 level 2+ factories 2022
Verified19Sustainable sourcing verified fibers: 10% in 2023
Directional20Deforestation linked to viscose: reduced 15% supply chain 2022
Single source21Energy efficiency improvements: 12% savings since 2019 2023
VerifiedSustainability Interpretation
The Indonesian textile industry is a water-guzzling, high-emissions beast still learning to wear its eco-friendly cape, with promising steps in solar power and chemical clean-ups doing little to hide the fact that its synthetic fabrics are shedding microplastics like a sunburned tourist while its cotton thirst drains rivers.
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