BI Survey Shows Slight Increase in Business Investment in Q2 2026

JAKARTA – The Bank Indonesia (BI) Business Activity Survey (SKDU) has recorded indications of increased investment realisation in the second quarter of 2026. This is reflected in the weighted net balance (SBT) for investment in Q2 2026, which stood at 5.46%, a slight increase from the 5.39% recorded in Q1 2026.

BI Executive Director of the Communication Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, stated that indications of increased investment realisation were observed in several business fields, namely Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries with an SBT of 0.96%, followed by the Processing Industry with an SBT of 0.77%, and Wholesale and Retail Trade and Vehicle Repair with an SBT of 0.63%. Additionally, investments included the purchase of vehicles, machinery/heavy equipment, and the construction/renovation of factories/warehouses/buildings.

“Investment activity is indicated to have increased slightly in the second quarter of 2026 and is expected to remain strong in the next quarter,” Ramdan said in a BI report on Friday (17/7).

Furthermore, Ramdan conveyed that on a semester basis, the SKDU results show that the number of business actors conducting investment activities in the first semester of 2026 remained quite strong. This is reflected in the percentage of respondents who stated they had carried out investment activities in the first semester of 2026, which was 18.86%, although this was lower than the 24.83% recorded in the second semester of 2025.

In terms of investment value, the survey results also indicated a net balance of 51.16% in the first semester of 2026, lower than the 65.29% in the second semester of 2025 but still higher than the 48.90% in the first semester of 2025.

The proportion of respondents planning investments in the second semester of 2026 was recorded at 18.79%. This figure, according to Ramdan, tends to be stable compared to the 18.86% in the first semester of 2026.

“Respondents informed that several factors could hinder investment plans in the first semester of 2026, including interest rates (16.6%), licensing (16.07%), infrastructure (8.03%), and other factors (33.01%) such as economic and geopolitical conditions,” Ramdan concluded.