Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has noted that industrial downstreaming continues to be a key driver of national job creation. Throughout 2025, realized investment in the downstream sector reached IDR 584.1 trillion, or 30.2 percent of total national investment, with significant annual growth of 43.3 percent.
Investment Minister/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Rosan Roeslani, detailed that the mineral and coal sector remains the largest contributor to downstream investment, valued at Rp373.1 trillion. This investment is spread across strategic commodities such as nickel (Rp185.2 trillion), copper (Rp65.8 trillion), bauxite (Rp53.1 trillion), iron and steel (Rp39.2 trillion), tin (Rp11.3 trillion), and other commodities (Rp18.5 trillion).
In addition to the mining sector, downstreaming in the plantation and forestry sectors also contributed significantly, with realized investments of Rp144.5 trillion. The main commodities developed included palm oil (Rp62.8 trillion), logs (Rp62.2 trillion), rubber (Rp12.9 trillion), and other commodities (Rp6.6 trillion).
In the oil and gas sector, downstream investment realization reached Rp60.0 trillion, consisting of Rp41.7 trillion for oil and Rp18.3 trillion for natural gas. Meanwhile, the fisheries and maritime sector recorded Rp6.4 trillion in investment, with commodities such as salt, tuna, skipjack tuna (TCT), shrimp, seaweed, crab, and tilapia.
Rosan emphasized that strengthening downstream processing will continue to be a government priority in 2026, particularly for palm oil and bauxite, which are considered to have significant economic and employment impacts.
“We will also continue to promote downstream processing of palm oil, and I’m sure bauxite will also increase. This year, bauxite will then be processed into aluminum. Aluminum investment is also quite significant this year,” he said.
Overall, the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) recorded national investment realization throughout 2025 reaching Rp1,931.2 trillion, or 101.3 percent of the target. This achievement is directly proportional to the increase in labor absorption, which grew 10.4 percent to 2,710,532 people.
“This is job creation, generated by a total investment of IDR 1,931.2 trillion by 2025,” Rosan added.
In terms of investment sources, Domestic Investment (PMDN) dominated with a portion of 53.4 percent or IDR 1,030.3 trillion, while Foreign Investment (PMA) contributed 46.6 percent or IDR 900.9 trillion.
The government believes this achievement demonstrates that downstreaming not only strengthens the national industrial structure but is also an effective instrument for expanding employment and encouraging sustainable economic growth.