Rosan Reveals High Investment Interest in Indonesia Despite War in Iran

Investment Minister and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rosan Roeslani has stated that interest in investing in Indonesia remains high to date. According to him, realised investments up to the first quarter of 2026 have reached Rp 497 trillion against a target of Rp 465 trillion.

“Growing 7 percent annually. Job absorption has reached 627,036 people, up around 5.5 percent,” Rosan said during a meeting with Commission XII of the DPR in Jakarta on Monday (13/4).

According to Rosan, this year’s total investment target for Indonesia is Rp 2,041.3 trillion, an increase from the previous year’s Rp 1,905.6 trillion. The dominating investing countries include Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

“We have implemented several priority programmes covering various policies. If we look at it, downstreaming still contributes the largest portion, around 30 percent of all investments entering Indonesia,” he said.

According to Rosan, amid the current geopolitical and geo-economic challenges, this presents an open opportunity because Indonesia is accepted by all countries.

“With the tensions in the Middle East, investors passing through Middle Eastern countries are also engaging intensively with us, and we are actively meeting potential investors. They see Indonesia as more attractive because they assess that Indonesia can always maintain stability, both politically and in terms of security, as well as a well-maintained and continuously improving investment climate,” he stated.

Rosan mentioned that he had just returned from Japan, South Korea, and China. According to him, amid the current situation, these three countries are not reducing their investment interest in Indonesia.

“From what I see, in meetings and discussions, Japan, South Korea, and China are not reducing their interest in investing,” he said.