China's Investment Realisation in Indonesia Rises 22 Percent in Q1 2026

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The latest report from the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) indicates that investment realisation from China in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026 reached $2.2 billion (1 USD = Rp17,308), marking a 22 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year, with nearly half of this investment flowing into downstream industries.

This rise in investment from China exceeded the overall growth in foreign direct investment (FDI), which only increased by 8.5 percent year-on-year (yoy). Moreover, China remained the third-largest contributor of investment among countries/regions in the first three months of 2026, following Singapore with $4.6 billion in investments and Hong Kong with $2.7 billion.

Of the total Chinese investment, nearly half was directed to priority sectors covered under the downstreaming programme, valued at Rp17.5 trillion or approximately $1.02 billion.

During his recent visit to China earlier this month, Indonesia’s Minister of Investment and Downstreaming, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, explored new investment opportunities by visiting several companies, most of which operate in innovation and renewable energy technology. The minister visited solar energy companies and their supporting components, electric vehicle (EV) battery companies and energy storage systems, as well as two-wheeled vehicle manufacturing firms.

Rosan, who also serves as CEO of Danantara Indonesia, also visited China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to discuss efforts to strengthen strategic policy synergies between the two countries.

“The discussions focused on various aspects of cooperation, including investment, industrial policy synchronisation, and support for the development of national priority sectors,” Rosan wrote in a post on his personal Instagram account on 15 April.

China has consistently been a major source of foreign investment into Indonesia in recent years. From 2021 to 2025, the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM RI recorded investment realisation from China amounting to $34.4 billion, which contributed to the absorption of more than 700,000 local workers.