Singapore Retains Top Spot as Indonesia's Largest Foreign Investor in Q1 2025
JAKARTA — Investment Minister and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rosan Roeslani confirmed that Singapore has once again claimed the top position as the country with the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia during the first quarter of 2025.
According to Roeslani, this achievement extends a decade-long trend of investment dominance by the Lion City, with Singaporean investment reaching approximately US$4.6 billion.
"For the past 10 years, Singapore has been Indonesia's largest investor. In this first quarter, the five biggest countries are indeed led by Singapore at roughly US$4.6 billion," he said at the Presidential Office on Wednesday (23/4/2025).
He added that Hong Kong and China occupied the second and third positions respectively, with US$2.2 billion and US$1.8 billion each. Meanwhile, Malaysia and Japan ranked fourth and fifth, each with investment values of approximately US$1 billion.
Geographically, Roeslani noted that DKI Jakarta absorbed the most investment, reaching Rp69.8 trillion or approximately 15 per cent of total investment realisation. West Java followed in second place with Rp68.5 trillion (14.7 per cent), followed by East Java at Rp36 trillion (7.8 per cent), Central Sulawesi at Rp32.7 trillion (7 per cent), and Banten at Rp31 trillion (6.7 per cent).
The five main business sectors attracting investment during this period were basic metals and non-machinery metal goods (14.5 per cent), transportation, warehousing and telecommunications (14.3 per cent), mining (10.4 per cent), other services (8.8 per cent), and industrial estates and office complexes (8.1 per cent).
Roeslani added that these results demonstrate Indonesia's resilience amid global geopolitical and geo-economic pressures.
"I simply want to illustrate the investment that is currently underway, and we can see that amid rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions, we have thankfully still managed to achieve our investment targets," Roeslani concluded.
According to Roeslani, this achievement extends a decade-long trend of investment dominance by the Lion City, with Singaporean investment reaching approximately US$4.6 billion.
"For the past 10 years, Singapore has been Indonesia's largest investor. In this first quarter, the five biggest countries are indeed led by Singapore at roughly US$4.6 billion," he said at the Presidential Office on Wednesday (23/4/2025).
He added that Hong Kong and China occupied the second and third positions respectively, with US$2.2 billion and US$1.8 billion each. Meanwhile, Malaysia and Japan ranked fourth and fifth, each with investment values of approximately US$1 billion.
Geographically, Roeslani noted that DKI Jakarta absorbed the most investment, reaching Rp69.8 trillion or approximately 15 per cent of total investment realisation. West Java followed in second place with Rp68.5 trillion (14.7 per cent), followed by East Java at Rp36 trillion (7.8 per cent), Central Sulawesi at Rp32.7 trillion (7 per cent), and Banten at Rp31 trillion (6.7 per cent).
The five main business sectors attracting investment during this period were basic metals and non-machinery metal goods (14.5 per cent), transportation, warehousing and telecommunications (14.3 per cent), mining (10.4 per cent), other services (8.8 per cent), and industrial estates and office complexes (8.1 per cent).
Roeslani added that these results demonstrate Indonesia's resilience amid global geopolitical and geo-economic pressures.
"I simply want to illustrate the investment that is currently underway, and we can see that amid rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions, we have thankfully still managed to achieve our investment targets," Roeslani concluded.