Domestic and Foreign Direct Investment in Indonesia Hit New Record

Total foreign direct investment realization in the first quarter of 2014 stood at IDR 72.0 trillion (USD $6.3 trillion), a growth of 9.8 percent compared to the same quarter in 2013. Meanwhile domestic direct investment realization amounted to IDR 34.6 trillion (USD $3.0 billion), rising 25.9 percent from the same period last year.

Foreign and Domestic Investment in Indonesia (in IDR trillion)

	2014
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Domestic Direct Investment	34.6
Foreign Direct Investment	72.0
Total Investment	106.6

Foreign and Domestic Investment in Indonesia (in IDR trillion)

	2011				2012				2013
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Domestic Direct Investment	14.1	18.9	19.0	24.0	19.7	20.8	25.2	27.5	27.5	33.1	33.5	34.1
Foreign Direct Investment	39.5	43.1	46.5	46.2	51.5	56.1	56.6	65.5	65.5	66.7	67.0	71.2
Total Investment	53.6	62.0	65.5	70.2	71.2	76.9	81.8	83.3	93.0	99.8	100.5	105.3

^{Source: Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)}

Regarding geographical distribution of investment realization, the island of Java - Indonesia's most populous island still receives most of total investments. In Q1-2014, investments on Java ammounted to IDR 62.0 trillion, roughly 58 percent of total investment realization.

Chairman of the BKPM Mahendra Siregar said that "investment realization in the first quarter is still growing well and shows an increasing trend compared to the same period in 2013. The legislative election in April 2014 went smoothly and investors have confidence in Indonesia's political stability and the quality of its democracy."

Domestic Investment Realization

The five leading sectors in terms of domestic direct investment realization were: Electricity, Gas and Water Supply (IDR 11.3 trillion); Food Industry (IDR 4.8 trillion); Real Estate, Industrial Estate and Business Activities (IDR 4.6 trillion); Transportation, Warehouse and Telecommunication (IDR 3.1 trillion); and Construction (IDR 2.3 trillion).

The ranking of domestic direct investment realization based on geographic location in the first quarter of 2014 is: Jakarta (IDR 8.3 trillion); West Java (IDR 8.1 trillion); East Java (IDR 7.7 trillion); Central Java (IDR 3.3 trillion); and West Kalimantan (IDR 1.6 trillion).

Foreign Investment Realization

The five leading sectors for foreign direct investment realization in the first quarter of 2014 were: Mining (USD $1.7 billion); Food Industry (USD $0.8 billion); Transport Equipment and Other Transport Industry (USD $0.6 billion); Food Crops and Plantation (USD $0.6 billion); and Paper and Printing Industry (USD $0.5 billion).

The five leading geographical locations for foreign direct investment realization were: West Java (USD $1.8 billion); East Kalimantan (USD $0.8 billion); Riau (USD $0.6 billion); Banten (USD $0.6 billion); and Jakarta (USD $0.4 billion).

The largest foreign investors were Singapore (USD $1.3 billion); Japan (USD $1.0 billion); Mauritius (USD $0.4 billion); South Korea (USD $0.3 billion); and Australia (USD $0.3 billion).

Download the BKPM's Q1-2014 Domestic & Foreign Direct Investment Report here

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