Jakarta (VNA) – Singapore remains Indonesia’s largest foreign investor, as the country reports positive foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows under President Prabowo Subianto’s new administration.
Hasan Nasbi, Head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), announced the top five countries and territories with the highest realized investments in Indonesia as of August 2025, at a press conference on August 7.
He emphasised that these figures reflect the international community's strong confidence in Indonesia’s economic outlook.
Singapore led with a total of 8.8 billion USD in realised investment, followed by Hong Kong and mainland China, Malaysia, and Japan with 8 billion USD, 1.7 billion USD and 1.6 billion USD, respectively.
The top five FDI-attracting sectors include basic metals, transport and telecommunications, mining, services, housing and industrial estate development. These sectors align with Indonesia’s strategic priorities, particularly the “downstreaming” policy focused on processing mineral resources domestically and infrastructure development, including the new capital city project Nusantara (IKN).
Hasan stressed that these figures represent actual disbursed capital, not just pledged commitments.
According to the PCO report, realised investment reached 942.9 trillion IDR (57 billion USD) by August 2025, nearly 50% of the full-year target of 1,900 trillion IDR.
The government sees this as a strong sign that Indonesia continues to be a top global investment destination, despite global economic headwinds. Since taking office in October 2024, President Prabowo’s administration has pledged to improve the business climate by simplifying procedures and ensuring policy stability to attract more high-quality investment./.
