Rp 497 Trillion in Investments Enter Indonesia, Absorbing 627,000 People into New Jobs

Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani stated that the investment realisation entering Indonesia in the first quarter of 2026 is projected to reach Rp 497 trillion, an increase of 6.9% compared to the same period last year. “With this development, insha’Allah, the target set by the government for the first three months can be achieved, namely Rp 497 trillion. This means growth of around 7% annually,” said Rosan, in a statement from the Government Communication Agency (Bakom) on Tuesday (14/4/2026). According to Rosan, the Rp 497 trillion investment realisation in the first quarter of 2026 will absorb 627,000 people into new jobs. “The absorption of workers is estimated to reach 627,000 people, or an increase of around 5.5%,” he said. Rosan added that the government’s intensified downstreaming programme is one of the main contributors to the high investment realisation. “Priority programmes that include various policies, especially if we look at downstreaming, still make up one of the major contributors. Approximately 30% of all investments entering Indonesia,” explained Rosan. This is followed by investments in transportation, warehousing, and logistics amounting to Rp 54 trillion, mining Rp 51 trillion, other services Rp 43 trillion, and housing and property areas Rp 36 trillion. He mentioned that investments in Jakarta reached Rp 74 trillion, West Java Rp 72 trillion, East Java Rp 38 trillion, Central Sulawesi Rp 34 trillion, and Banten Rp 33 trillion. “The countries (for foreign capital investment) are still dominated by Singapore, then China, then Japan, South Korea, the United States, and others,” added Rosan.