Indonesia's Investment Reaches Rp497 Trillion in Early 2026, Absorbing 627,000 Workers

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has revealed that the realised investment entering Indonesia in the first quarter of 2026 is projected to reach Rp497 trillion. Compared to the previous year, this figure represents a 6.9% increase, marking a positive achievement amid global dynamics. “We are still waiting until the 15th (for the exact calculation of investment realisation).” “This means growth of around 7% annually,” said Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani during a working meeting with Commission XII of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) in Jakarta on Monday, 13 April 2026. The Rp497 trillion investment realisation in the first quarter of 2026 is expected to create around 627,000 new jobs. For comparison, the investment realisation in the first quarter of 2025 was Rp465 trillion, absorbing 594,000 workers. “Job absorption is estimated to reach 627,000 people, or an increase of around 5.5% (annually),” Rosan stated. Rosan added that the government’s intensified downstreaming programme is one of the main contributors to the high investment realisation. “Approximately 30% of all investments entering Indonesia,” he explained. Investments in the basic metals industry from January to March 2026 reached Rp67 trillion, the largest among other sectors. This was followed by transportation, warehousing, and logistics at Rp54 trillion, mining at Rp51 trillion, other services (data centres and others) at Rp43 trillion, and housing and property developments at Rp36 trillion.