Downstream Investment Reaches Rp 147.5 Trillion, Contributing 29.6 Percent
JAKARTA – Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM Rosan P. Roeslani stated that the realisation of downstream sector investment in the first quarter of 2026 reached Rp 147.5 trillion. This figure equates to 29.6 percent of the total national investment realisation.
This achievement demonstrates the strategic role of downstreaming in supporting the domestic economic structure amid global dynamics. Annually, investment in this sector also grew by 8.2 percent.
“The following is the achievement of downstream sector realisation, why we highlight this is because the contribution from investments related to downstreaming is quite significant at 29.6 percent in the first quarter. So the figure is approximately Rp 147.5 trillion or an increase of 8.2 percent,” said Rosan during a press conference on first-quarter investment realisation in 2026 in Jakarta on Thursday (23/4/2026).
He detailed that the nickel sector still dominates with an investment value of Rp 41.5 trillion. Followed by the copper sector at Rp 20.7 trillion and the iron and steel industry at Rp 17 trillion. Bauxite downstream investment was recorded at Rp 13.7 trillion, while tin reached Rp 2.9 trillion. Other downstream sectors contributed Rp 2.5 trillion.
Overall, the national investment realisation in the first quarter of 2026 reached Rp 498.8 trillion or grew 7.2 percent compared to the same period last year at Rp 465.2 trillion. This achievement equals 24.4 percent of the 2026 investment target of Rp 2,041.3 trillion.
“So alhamdulillah, this was achieved because if we look at the contribution of investment to Indonesia’s economic growth, it usually reaches around 28-29 percent, but we see that this contribution can increase further in the future,” said Rosan.
Secretary General of the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) Tony Wenas assessed that the downstream achievement in the upstream mining sector has run optimally in line with regulatory mandates. Policy focus now needs to be directed towards strengthening the manufacturing sector as the main absorber of downstream outputs.