JAKARTA - The Investment and Industrialization Ministry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) reported that the realization of investment in the first quarter of 2026 was recorded at Rp498.8 trillion or equivalent to 24.4 percent of the 2026 target of Rp2,041.3 trillion set by the government.
Although the investment value increased compared to the same period last year, the annual growth slowed to 7.2 percent year on year (yoy), or down compared to the first quarter of 2025 which grew 15.9 percent with a performance of Rp465.2 trillion.
Meanwhile, on a monthly basis, it increased slightly by 0.04 percent (quarter to quarter/qtq) from the previous Rp496.9 trillion.
Minister of Investment and Industrialization/Head of BKPM Rosan Roeslani stated that this achievement should still be appreciated in the midst of global challenges, both in terms of geopolitics and geoeconomics.
He emphasized that the realization of investment at the beginning of this year is still within the target set by the Government.
"The target in 2026 is IDR 2,041.3 trillion. That is the target set by Bappenas which was given to us and the target for realizing the investment was recorded at IDR 498.8 trillion or an increase of approximately 7.2 percent compared to year on year in the first quarter of 2025, and the next is that if we look at the most important thing this is also approximately 24.4 percent of the investment target for 2026," he said in a press conference, Thursday, April 23.
In terms of employment, investment in this period was able to absorb 706,569 workers, an increase of 18.9 percent compared to the first quarter of 2025 which was at the level of 594,104 people.
Meanwhile, foreign capital investment (PMA) dominated with a contribution of Rp250 trillion or 50.1 percent of total investment, followed by domestic capital investment (PMDN) of Rp248.8 trillion or equivalent to 49.9 percent of total investment.
Furthermore, the top five investment realization in the first quarter of 2026 by sector is Basic Metal Industry, Metal Goods, Non-Machinery and Equipment of IDR 69.4 trillion; Other Services IDR 64.2 trillion; Mining IDR 51.9 trillion; Housing, Industrial Areas and Offices IDR 48.0 trillion; and Transportation, Warehouses and Telecommunications IDR 45.4 trillion.
The top five countries of origin of the largest PMA are Singapore with 4.6 billion US dollars, Hong Kong with 2.7 billion US dollars, and China with 2.2 billion US dollars, the United States with 1.3 billion US dollars, and Japan with 1 billion US dollars.
Sectorally, investment in the downstream sector reached Rp147.5 trillion or 29.6 percent of the total, with an annual growth of 8.2 percent and contributing 29.6 percent of total investment.
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