Indonesia's Downstream Investment Reaches Rp 147.5 Trillion in First Quarter of 2026

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) reports that investment realisation in the downstream sector reached Rp 147.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2026. This realisation from the downstream sector contributes 29.6% to the total investment realisation for the first quarter of 2026, which amounts to Rp 498.8 trillion.

“Investment realisation in the downstream sector reached Rp 147.5 trillion, representing an 8.2% year-on-year increase,” stated Minister of Investment/Head of BKPM Rosan Roeslani during a press conference on First Quarter 2026 Investment Realisation and the Implementation of the 2025 Indonesian Standard Industrial Classification in Jakarta on Thursday (23/4/2026).

Investment realisation for plantation and forestry commodities stood at Rp 29.8 trillion. This figure is broken down into palm oil at Rp 18.3 trillion, log timber at Rp 7 trillion, rubber at Rp 2.4 trillion, and a combination of several other commodities worth Rp 2.1 trillion.

Investment realisation for oil and natural gas commodities was Rp 17.7 trillion. Specifically, investment in crude oil was Rp 13.6 trillion and natural gas Rp 4.1 trillion. Meanwhile, agriculture and forestry amounted to Rp 1.7 trillion. Commodities in the agriculture and forestry sector include salt; tuna, skipjack, and mackerel fish; shrimp, seaweed, crab, and tilapia.

“I have received information that investments in the salt sector, as well as in seaweed and tilapia fish, are set to commence operations in the next semester,” said Rosan.

Spatially, investments in the downstream sector in Java totalled Rp 36.1 trillion (24.5%), while outside Java they reached Rp 111.4 trillion (75.5%). The top five locations for downstream investments are Central Sulawesi (Rp 24.1 trillion), North Maluku (Rp 18.6 trillion), West Java (Rp 13 trillion), West Nusa Tenggara (Rp 12.9 trillion), and Riau Islands (Rp 9.6 trillion).

“So indeed, Central Sulawesi and North Maluku dominate investments in the downstream sector because the raw materials or base resources are abundant in those two regions,” said Rosan.

Investments in the downstream sector from domestic investment (PMDN) reached Rp 49.1 trillion (33.3%), while foreign investment (PMA) amounted to Rp 98.4 trillion (66.7%).

The five countries contributing the largest investments in the downstream sector are Singapore (Rp 35.9 trillion), Hong Kong (Rp 22.9 trillion), China (Rp 17.6 trillion), Japan (Rp 4.6 trillion), and the United States (Rp 4.3 trillion).