Investment in Indonesia's downstreaming sector surged 79%, reaching Rp 136 trillion in the first quarter of 2025.

According to data from the Indonesian Investment Ministry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), downstream investment realization in the first quarter of 2025 reached Rp136.3 trillion, a 79.82% increase year-on-year (yoy).

This realization contributed 29.3% to the total national investment of Rp465.2 trillion.

Investment Minister/BKPM Head Rosan Roeslani stated that the portion of investment in the downstream sector shows an increase. In the last three years, it was only around 23%-24%.

"This increase is because downstream investments have been more concentrated in nickel and its derivatives. However, we believe it will continue to grow, and it turns out that copper downstreaming has also begun," said Rosan in an online press conference on Tuesday (April 29, 2025).

In the first three months of 2025, the most downstream investment flowed into the mineral sector, amounting to Rp97.60 trillion.

This investment was distributed across several processed commodities: nickel (Rp47.82 trillion), copper (Rp17.70 trillion), bauxite (Rp12.84 trillion), iron and steel (Rp12.01 trillion), tin (Rp1.53 trillion), and others (Rp5.70 trillion).

Other commodities include silica sand, gold, silver, cobalt, manganese, coal, and Buton asphalt.

Next, downstream investment in the plantation and forestry sector reached Rp31.12 trillion.

This includes palm oil (Rp15.26 trillion), logs (Rp11.79 trillion), rubber (Rp3.08 trillion), and other commodities (nutmeg, cloves, cocoa, and biofuel) (Rp0.99 trillion).

Then, the oil and gas sector contributed downstream investment worth Rp6.55 trillion. This consists of crude oil (Rp3.13 trillion) and natural gas (Rp3.42 trillion).

Finally, downstreaming from the fisheries and marine sector amounted to Rp1.03 trillion. This includes salt; tuna, skipjack, and mackerel; shrimp; seaweed; blue crabs; and tilapia.

Total investment flowing into Indonesia in Q1 2025 reached Rp465.2 trillion, a 15.9% increase year-on-year (yoy).

This value consists of foreign direct investment (FDI) of Rp230.4 trillion (49.5%), and domestic direct investment (DDI) of Rp234.8 trillion (50.5%). This investment realization was able to absorb 594,104 workers.