Alcohol and Tobacco Industry Contributes Significantly to Indonesia's Economy

The alcoholic beverages sector's excise tax contribution in 2024 amounted to 8.86 trillion dong, and the sector's exports amounted to $17.32 million (about 282 billion dong).The government has introduced regulations to provide opportunities for the import of raw materials for alcoholic beverages in order to secure the domestic supply of raw materials, promote innovation and improve product quality. Export promotion through participation in international exhibitions, such as at SIAL 2024 in Paris, which gained interest from countries and regions such as Taiwan, China, Germany, the UK, France, and Russia, with potential export transactions amounting to 620,000 USD. The tobacco industry (IHT) has invested 5.2 trillion dongs between 2022 and 2025, directly creating more than 5,000 jobs. exports of tobacco products in 2024 grew to 1.85 billion USD, with the main export destinations being the Philippines, the United States of America, Cambodia, Singapore, and Vietnam. excise tax revenues from the tobacco industry in 2024 amounted to 216.9 trillion dongs, directly attracting The tobacco industry will generate 216.9 trillion dong in excise tax revenue in 2024 and directly employ 644,584 people. Private tobacco cultivation accounted for 99.65%, with an output of 234,139 tons, and private clove cultivation accounted for 99.18%, with an output of 137,568 tons, and the industry has a complete downstream industry chain, using almost all domestic raw materials.