Gold Investment Becomes More Lucrative, Potential Returns Up to 60% in a Year

Jakarta — Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said gold investment offers substantial profit potential. In the past year, gold prices have risen by around 60 percent.

According to Airlangga, gold’s performance in recent times shows the instrument has become an attractive investment option for the public. ‘If you invest in gold, it has already increased by 60 percent in a year. So where else would you invest, Mr. Pandu? This is evidenced by BSI and Pegadaian,’ Airlangga said at the launch of the Indonesia Bullion Ecosystem Roadmap in Jakarta on Friday (6 March 2026).

He also commented on Pegadaian’s performance, which is considered robust in the gold business. The state-owned company recorded a return on assets (ROA) of around 6.7 percent.

Additionally, the number of Pegadaian’s gold customers continues to grow. It currently stands at about 5.7 million customers with total gold savings reaching 19.25 tonnes.

Airlangga noted that the total gold managed by Pegadaian reaches around 141.7 tonnes, which he said is larger than the gold managed by Bank Indonesia.

‘So Pegadaian’s gold management is higher than Bank Indonesia. So please, go ahead and acquire it, Madam Destry,’ Airlangga said.

Currently, the government is pushing to strengthen the bullion bank ecosystem in Indonesia. To date there are two main operators, namely PT Pegadaian and PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk (BSI).

BSI’s President Director Anggoro Eko Cahyo said public interest in gold investment through Islamic banking has also risen.

Throughout 2025, BSI’s gold customer base grew by around 40 percent. The volume of gold trading reached around 4 tonnes.

‘In just the last two months, it’s already 2.7 tonnes. So it looks like this year trading could double,’ Anggoro said.