JAKARTA Strengthening the national security aspect is considered to be increasingly opening up investment opportunities for Indonesia, especially after a number of global and domestic data show a positive trend. This improved assessment is believed to be an important asset for the government in improving the business climate and attracting new capital flows.
Deputy Chairman of the MPR Eddy Soeparno assessed that the certainty of investment security must receive serious attention from the government to provide a sense of security to the business world. He emphasized that the police are the backbone in ensuring investment security and preventing thuggery practices from disrupting economic activities.
According to Eddy, the firmness of the apparatus is an important signal that the state does not tolerate actions that harm business actors.
"The firmness of the authorities in eradicating thuggery to its roots is quite effective without the need to change its legislation," said Eddy, quoted Monday, November 17.
The issue of security previously resurfaced after the Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming, Todotua Pasaribu highlighted the rampant practice of thuggery that hampered investor interest. He considered that the investment climate is difficult to develop if the business world is still dealing with security disturbances and weak certainty of law enforcement.
The Ministry of Investment/BKPM noted that the unrealized investment value throughout 2014-2024 reached IDR 1,500 trillion. Todotua mentions licensing issues, overlapping policies, and a non-conducive business climate as factors that make investors reluctant to continue their investment.
He also emphasized that thuggery practices are one of the most troubling factors for business actors and often make investors choose other countries as investment locations.
"Large consolidation across government lines is needed to ensure stable security for economic activity," said Todotua, Sunday, November 16.
The impact of this security disturbance can be seen from Indonesia's capital output ratio (ICOR) which is still at the level of 5.79, higher than Vietnam (4.6) and Malaysia (4.5). The higher the ICOR, the greater the investment costs needed to generate certain economic growth.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Dean of FEB UI, Kiki Verico, assessed that an increase in investment efficiency could be achieved if Indonesia strengthened forward participation in the global supply chain.
"Vietnam managed to adopt a forward participation approach so that it was able to produce more final goods for export," he said in an Investor Daily Summit discussion 2025, Saturday, November 15.
In the global realm, Indonesia's security strengthening is also reflected in the 2025 Global Safety Report Gallup, which recorded a score of 89 for Indonesia in the Law and Order Index. The score places Indonesia in the Very High Safety Countries category, level with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Portugal, Germany, UAE, and Kuwait.
The Gallup Index assesses four main aspects of security, namely public trust in the police, a sense of security that runs at night, experiences as victims of theft, and experience of being victims of physical attacks. With a score of 89, Indonesia is in the 16th best position in the world in public security stability and security.
National security with a sense of security and trust in police is high, added Gallup CEO Jon Clifton.
This assessment is said to give a positive signal to developing countries that require security stability as an investment attraction.
Domestically, the Kompas Research and Development survey shows that the level of public trust in the National Police reached 76.2 percent in October 2025. The majority of respondents stated that they believed or strongly believed in the quality of law enforcement and security services provided by the police.
"The results of the research that put public trust at 76.2 percent are an achievement that should be grateful for. Strengthening public security is an important foundation for improving the investment climate," said Karopenmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko.
Meanwhile, Indonesia's economic growth in the third quarter of 2025 reached 5.04 percent (y-on-y), showing moderate expansion amid global pressure. The government hopes that law enforcement consistency and increased safety quality can absorb investment opportunities that have been restrained so far.
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