Riding on the global energy transition, Indonesia is aiming to limit exports of the country's raw minerals in order to encourage investment in locally based processing facilities. So far, this strategy seems to be yielding the desired results, with foreign investment rising strongly.
The potential impact of the export ban is examined using datasets that illustrate a shift in the composition of Indonesia's exports to higher-value nickel products, increases in downstream production, and more foreign investment in Indonesia following the ban.
The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Finance (“ MOF ”), has issued a new regulation to implement the latest export ban policy introduced under Ministry of Trade (“ MOT ”) Regulation No. 9 of 2025 concerning the Third Amendment to MOT Regulation No. 23 of 2023 on Export Policy and Regulation, dated March 6, 2025 (“ MOT Reg. 9/2025 ”).
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia has publicly stated that he intends to wean the country off exports of raw commodities by forcing producers to conduct processing and manufacturing onshore. To that end, he led the ban of nickel ore exports in 2020, limiting exports to refined products.
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