Abstract :
The agricultural sector is the leading sector in the Indonesian economy. Mangosteen (Garcinia Mangostana Linn) or commonly called “the queen of fruits” is one of Indonesia’s mainstay exotic fruits. Since the 1970s until now the demand for exports has continued to increase, so it can be said that the mangosteen fruit is the prima donna of export which is Indonesia’s mainstay. The purpose of this research are to analyze the development of Indonesian mangosteen exports, the factors that affect Indonesian mangosteen exports and the competitiveness of Indonesian mangosteen in the international market in 2009-2019. This research uses secondary data form Central Bureau of Stastistics, Outlook and UN Comtrade. The development of mangosteen exports was analyzed using trend analysis; the factors that influence the development of exports were analyzed using multiple regression analysis and the competitiveness of the mangosteen in the international market was analyzed using revealed comparative advantage (RCA). The result of this research are that in 2009 – 2019 the development of Indonesian mangosteen exports trends to increase; the factors of exports are real prices (negative effect), exchange rate (positive effect) and Indonesian mangosteen is competitive in the international market.
Keyword :
Competitiveness, Indonesian mangosteen, International market