Investment in the first quarter of 2026 exceeded the target, Rosan claimed that foreign interest in Indonesia remained high.

JAKARTA - The realization of investment in the first quarter of 2026 reached IDR 498.79 trillion, slightly above the target of IDR 497 trillion. Minister of Investment and Industrialization/Head of BKPM Rosan Perkasa Roeslani said that the achievement was equivalent to 100.36 percent of the target and grew 7.22 percent compared to the same period last year.

"Alhamdulillah tercapai," kata Rosan kepada wartawan di kompleks Istana Kepresidenan Jakarta, Selasa, 21 April.

Not only the value of investment that increased. Rosan said that the absorption of labor also reached 706,569 people, or grew 18.93 percent year-on-year.

According to Rosan, the composition of domestic investment and foreign investment is almost balanced. The share of local companies reached 49.94 percent, while that of foreign companies reached 50.37 percent.

The five regions with the largest investment realization are DKI Jakarta, West Java, Banten, East Java, and Central Java. Meanwhile, the five largest investor countries are Singapore with around US$4.6 billion, Hong Kong US$2.7 billion, China US$2.2 billion, the United States US$1.7 billion, and Japan US$1 billion.

Rosan said that foreign investors' interest remained high even though the world was overshadowed by wars, geopolitics, and geoeconomics. He admitted that he had just traveled from Singapore, China, Korea, and Japan, as well as accompanying the President to meet business actors in those countries.

"Their interest and interest in investing in Indonesia is very high, it is still very good," he said.

He compared the investment target for the next five years with the achievements of the previous decade. During 2014-2024, the total investment that entered was around Rp9.100 trillion. Meanwhile, the target for 2025-2029 given by Bappenas reached more than Rp13,000 trillion.

The sector that absorbed the most investment in the first quarter of 2026 was the basic metal and metal goods industry, followed by other services of Rp60.2 trillion, mining of Rp51.9 trillion, housing and industrial estates of Rp47.9 trillion, and transportation, warehousing, and telecommunications of Rp45.4 trillion.