Government Estimates Investment Realization in the First Quarter of 2026 Will Reach Rp497 Trillion

JAKARTA - Minister of Investment and Industrialization / Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BPKM) Rosan Roeslani estimates that investment realization in the first quarter of 2026 will reach around IDR 497 trillion or grow around 7 percent compared to the same period last year.

Rosan said that the figure was still provisional because the government was still waiting for final data until mid-April. However, based on the latest developments, the investment target in the first three months of this year is believed to be achievable.

"We are still waiting until the 15th, but with this development, God willing, the target set by the government in the first three months can be achieved, namely Rp. 497 trillion," he said in a meeting with Commission XII of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Monday, April 13.

In addition, the absorption of labor from investment realization is also expected to increase. The number of workers absorbed is projected to reach around 627 thousand people, or grow around 5.5 percent annually.

Furthermore, Rosan explained that the national investment target in 2026 was set at IDR 2,041.3 trillion.

The target refers to Presidential Regulation Number 117 of 2025 concerning the Government Work Plan (RKP) 2026.

In the medium term, the government targets total investment to reach around IDR 13,032.8 trillion to boost national economic growth, in line with the development direction in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025-2029.

He also added that the downstream sector is still the main contributor to investment in Indonesia, with a share of around 30 percent of total investment.

The largest source of investment is still dominated by a number of countries such as Singapore, China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

According to Rosan, amid the increasing global geopolitical and economic challenges, investors' interest in investing in Indonesia remains maintained, and this is supported by political stability and security, as well as a domestic investment climate that is considered conducive.

"Although in the midst of the challenges of increasing geopolitics and the economy lately, we see that this opportunity is always open because Indonesia is a country that is accepted by all countries because it is in accordance with our open and non-alignment foreign policy," he said.

He added that the government is also continuing to work to strengthen the attractiveness of investment through various steps, including simplifying licensing and increasing regulatory certainty, in order to minimize uncertainty for business actors.