Downstream Investment Realisation Reaches Rp 147.5 Trillion in 2026, Growing 8.2 Percent

The Ministry of Investment/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) recorded a total downstream investment realisation of Rp 147.5 trillion for the first quarter of 2026. This represents growth of 8.2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2025, which stood at Rp 136.3 trillion.

Investment in the downstream sector accounted for 29.6 percent of the total investment realisation throughout the first quarter of 2026, which amounted to Rp 498.8 trillion.

“The contribution from investments in sectors related to downstreaming is quite significant and could increase even further in the future,” said Minister of Investment/Head of BKPM, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, during a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday (23/4).

Of the total downstream investment realisation of Rp 147.5 trillion, Rp 98.3 trillion was in mineral downstreaming. The breakdown includes nickel at Rp 41.5 trillion, copper at Rp 20.7 trillion, iron and steel at Rp 17.0 trillion, bauxite at Rp 13.7 trillion, tin at Rp 2.5 trillion, and others at Rp 2.9 trillion.

Downstream investment in plantations and forestry totalled Rp 29.8 trillion. The details are palm oil at Rp 18.3 trillion, log wood at Rp 7.0 trillion, rubber at Rp 2.4 trillion, and others at Rp 2.1 trillion. “We want investment in downstream plantations and forestry to increase as well,” he stated.

Downstream investment in oil and natural gas (migas) reached Rp 17.7 trillion, comprising crude oil at Rp 13.6 trillion and natural gas at Rp 4.1 trillion.

Meanwhile, downstream investment in fisheries and marine affairs amounted to Rp 1.7 trillion. Commodities in this sector include salt, TCT fish (tuna, skipjack, mackerel), shrimp, seaweed, crab, and tilapia.

“We see that downstream investment in fisheries and marine affairs could increase in the next semester,” said Rosan.

The majority of downstream investment realisations are located outside Java, namely 75.5 percent or Rp 111.4 trillion. The largest are in Southeast Sulawesi (Sulteng) at Rp 24.1 trillion, North Maluku (Malut) at Rp 18.6 trillion, West Java at Rp 13.0 trillion, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) at Rp 12.9 trillion, and Riau Islands at Rp 9.6 trillion.