Indonesia Secures Rp 498 Trillion in Investments in First Three Months of 2026, Largest from Foreign Sources

The Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) reported that investment realisations in Indonesia for the first quarter of 2026 reached Rp 498.8 trillion. Of this amount, Rp 250.0 trillion, or 50.1%, consisted of foreign direct investment (FDI).

Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM Rosan Perkasa Roeslani stated that among the total foreign investment, five countries made the largest contributions during the first three months of 2026. In this regard, Singapore remains the top investor in Indonesia.

It was explained that the top position is still held by Singapore with an investment of US$4.6 billion, or approximately Rp 75.9 trillion (assuming the state budget exchange rate of Rp 16,500 per US dollar). Singapore has held this position for more than 10 years.

“Indeed, if we look at the last 10 years, Singapore has consistently been the largest FDI country in Indonesia, at around US$4.6 billion,” said Rosan, during the Press Conference on First Quarter 2026 Investment Realisation Achievements at the Ministry of Investment Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday (23/4/2026).

In second place is Hong Kong with a contribution of US$2.7 billion. Meanwhile, in third place is China with US$2.2 billion.

“So if we combine Hong Kong and China, they become Indonesia’s largest investors at around US$4.9 billion,” he continued.

Fourth is the United States (US) with US$1.3 billion. And in fifth place is Japan with US$1 billion.

“Other countries such as South Korea, Malaysia, and the Netherlands follow in the subsequent rankings,” explained Rosan.

For information, the first-quarter 2026 investment realisation of Rp 498.8 trillion recorded a 7.2% year-on-year (yoy) increase from the previous Rp 465.2 trillion. Quarter-to-quarter (qtq), investment realisation rose 0.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, which was Rp 496.9 trillion.

“This also represents about 24.4% of the 2026 investment target. And importantly, the job absorption is 706,569 people, or an 18.9% increase compared to the previous year,” clarified Rosan.

In detail, the investment consists of foreign investment or foreign direct investment (FDI) of Rp 250 trillion, or 50.1%. Meanwhile, domestic investment (DI) is 49.9%, or Rp 248.8 trillion.

Furthermore, in terms of regional investment, outside Java, it reached Rp 251.3 trillion. This figure is higher than investment on Java at Rp 247.5 trillion.