East Kalimantan reached 54.44 percent of 2025 investment target

East Kalimantan Province's investment realization reached Rp 23.36 trillion in the second quarter of 2025. East Kalimantan Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) Head Fahmi Prima Laksana stated that this achievement marks a 29.38 percent year-on-year (yoy) growth compared to the Rp 16.5 trillion achieved in Q2 2024.

"This is broken down into Rp 19.82 trillion of domestic investment realization (from 15,491 projects), and US$239.19 million or Rp 3.54 trillion of foreign investment realization (from 881 projects)," he divulged in an official statement on Oct. 16, 2025.

Cumulatively, the total jobs created by realized investments to East Kalimantan by Q2 2025 reached 21,465 jobs, consisting of employment for 17,661 Indonesian workers and 15 foreign workers. Job creation was highest in Paser Regency with 3,558 jobs created, followed by Samarinda City with 3,210 jobs and Balikpapan City with 2,960 jobs. 

Geographically, East Kutai Regency led the way in realized domestic investment value at Rp 7.38 trillion, or 37.25 percent of the total domestic investment realization. Balikpapan City was second with Rp 3.96 trillion or 19.97 percent, followed by Kutai Kartanegara Regency with Rp 2.57 trillion or 13.01 percent.

By business sector, mining was the largest contributor to domestic investments towards East Kalimantan with Rp 8.57 trillion, or 43.26 percent of the total domestic investment realization. The food crops, plantations, and livestock sector ranked second with Rp 4.15 trillion or 20.98 percent, followed by the food manufacturing sector with Rp 1.32 trillion or 6.7 percent.

The food crops, plantations, and livestock sector also created the most jobs for Indonesian workers at 6,633 jobs or 37.57 percent out of total domestic jobs created by investments to East Kalimantan by Q2 2025, surpassing the mining sector which created 3,232 jobs or 18.31 percent. Thus, the agricultural sector remains the backbone of job creation despite lower investment value.

For foreign investments to East Kalimantan by Q2 2025, Berau Regency led with US$91 million (about Rp 1.45 trillion) or 38.05 percent of total realized foreign investments. It is followed by Kutai Kartanegara Regency with US$53.61 million (Rp 857.9 billion) or 22.42 percent, and East Kutai Regency with US$47.32 million (Rp 757.47 billion) or 19.79 percent.

By sector, paper and printing manufacturing dominated foreign investments with US$60.84 million or 25.44 percent of total foreign investment realization to East Kalimantan by Q2 2025, followed by mining with US$54.99 million or 22.99 percent as well as food crops, plantations, and livestock with US$48.32 million or 20.2 percent.

In terms of investment country of origin, Mauritius led with US$60.84 million from two major projects, or 33.03 percent of total foreign investments to East Kalimantan by Q2 2025. Malaysia ranked second with US$43.83 million from 128 projects, or 23.79 percent, while the People's Republic of China ranked third with US$34.03 million from 79 projects, or 18.47 percent.

Nationally, East Kalimantan ranked fifth for domestic investment by Q2 2025 after the provinces of Jakarta, West Java, East Java, and Banten. In comparison, East Kalimantan is fifteenth in terms of foreign investment realization.

In terms of total investment value by H1 2025, East Kalimantan ranks eighth nationally behind the provinces of West Java, Jakarta, East Java, Central Sulawesi, Banten, Central Java, and North Maluku with a total realized investment value of Rp 43.47 trillion as of June 2025, or 54.44 percent of its Rp 79.86 trillion annual target for 2025.