Investment Minister Confident Performance Will Improve in Second Half of 2025 as Capital Goods Imports Surge
JAKARTA, investor.id – Investment and Downstream Industries Minister/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rosan Roeslani is confident that investment performance will continue to improve in the second semester of 2025, as capital goods exports have been rising steadily in recent months.
Rosan said he had received information from Deputy Finance Minister Anggito Abimanyu that there had been a surge in capital goods imports over the past two months.
"He conveyed that capital goods entering Indonesia, particularly over the last two months, have been extremely high — an all-time high. The impact will be seen in the coming months and in the next semester," Rosan said at a press conference at the Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industries/BKPM office on Tuesday (29 July 2025).
According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), capital goods imports reached US$4.44 billion in May 2025, growing 24.85% from the April 2025 figure of US$3.56 billion.
Rosan said that when capital goods imports surge, it serves as an indicator that domestic industry is gaining momentum, as capital goods are used for production investment.
"Investment is something that is sustainable. And we are confident that in this second semester, the figures will continue to progress in line with our targets," Rosan said.
For 2025, the government has set an investment realisation target of Rp1,905.6 trillion. As of the first semester of 2025, investment realisation had reached Rp942.9 trillion, or 49.5% of the target. This investment realisation recorded employment absorption of 1,259,868 workers.
In detail, foreign direct investment realisation amounted to Rp432.6 trillion, or 45.9% of total investment realisation, whilst domestic investment stood at Rp510.3 trillion, or 54.1% of the total.
"Praise be to God, investment realisation in the first semester of 2025 reached Rp942.9 trillion, representing a 17.6% increase. This is very much in line with our plans, and again, the most important thing I want to highlight is the employment absorption of 1,259,868 workers," Rosan said.
Rosan said he had received information from Deputy Finance Minister Anggito Abimanyu that there had been a surge in capital goods imports over the past two months.
"He conveyed that capital goods entering Indonesia, particularly over the last two months, have been extremely high — an all-time high. The impact will be seen in the coming months and in the next semester," Rosan said at a press conference at the Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industries/BKPM office on Tuesday (29 July 2025).
According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), capital goods imports reached US$4.44 billion in May 2025, growing 24.85% from the April 2025 figure of US$3.56 billion.
Rosan said that when capital goods imports surge, it serves as an indicator that domestic industry is gaining momentum, as capital goods are used for production investment.
"Investment is something that is sustainable. And we are confident that in this second semester, the figures will continue to progress in line with our targets," Rosan said.
For 2025, the government has set an investment realisation target of Rp1,905.6 trillion. As of the first semester of 2025, investment realisation had reached Rp942.9 trillion, or 49.5% of the target. This investment realisation recorded employment absorption of 1,259,868 workers.
In detail, foreign direct investment realisation amounted to Rp432.6 trillion, or 45.9% of total investment realisation, whilst domestic investment stood at Rp510.3 trillion, or 54.1% of the total.
"Praise be to God, investment realisation in the first semester of 2025 reached Rp942.9 trillion, representing a 17.6% increase. This is very much in line with our plans, and again, the most important thing I want to highlight is the employment absorption of 1,259,868 workers," Rosan said.