JOM FISIP Vol. 5 No. 1 - April 2018 Page 1 DAMPAK EKSPOR BUAH MANGGIS INDONESIA KE VIETNAM TERHADAP INDONESIA TAHUN 2011-2014 Oleh: Friansisco Danestio (friansiscodanestio1@gmail.com) Pembimbing : Drs. Tri Joko Waluyo, M.Si Bibliografi : 5 Jurnal , 16 Buku, 17 Website. Jurusan Ilmu Hubungan Internasional Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Riau Kampus Bina Widya Jl. HR. Soebrantas Km. 12,5 Simp. Baru Pekanbaru 28294 Telp/Fax. 0761-63277 Abstract The research analyzesthe impact of Indonesian mangosteen fruit exports to Vietnam on Indonesia. One of the export commodities that now dominate the horticultural export market from Indonesia to Vietnam is the mangosteen fruit.Mangosteen fruit is oneof Indonesiafeatured product. With the trade cooperation between the twothis country then the mangosteen fruit of Indonesia must compete with other exporters. With Indonesia natural resources, Indonesia is able to compete with exporters The research teoritically has been built by using Liberalism perspective. The kind of this research is qualitative research. The data is based on secunder data through literature study such as book,website, and each other. The final result of this research is that Indonesia can increase the export value of mangosteen fruit to Vietnam. Indonesian mangosteen fruit exports have increased significantly, Mangosteen fruit becomes one of the mainstay in Indonesian horticultural export commodities. Mangosteen fruit has the largest amount of export in horticultural export commodities. Various efforts were made by the Indonesian government to increase the export power of horticulture so as to be able to compete in the domestic market to the international market. The government efforts are producing good results because every year the export of Indonesian mangosteen fruit to the country of Vietnam has increased. Although the export volume is not as high as in other countries but exports to Vietnam have increase. Keywords : Mangosteen, Impact of exports I. Pendahuluan Indonesia merupakan negara dengan iklim tropis oleh karenanya Indonesia juga dikenal sebagai salah satu penghasil buah tropis yang memiliki keanekaragaman dan cita rasa yang cukup baik. Bila dibandingkan dengan buah-buahan dari negara- negara penghasil buah tropis lainnya karena letaknya yang berada tepat di tengah garis khatulistiwa yang menyebabkan negara ini mendapat pancaran matahari yang optimal untuk kebutuhan tanaman dalam berfotosintesis. Dan juga didukung dengan tanah Indonesia yang subur karena memang rata-rata terbentuk dari