Riau Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) Head Helmi revealed that realized investments to Riau Province surged 19.92 percent from Rp18.04 trillion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 to Rp21.63 trillion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. However, the figure is also a contraction of 14.47 percent year-on-year (yoy), as realized investments to the province reached Rp25.59 trillion in Q1 2024.

The Riau Provincial Government works to accelerate infrastructure development through strategic collaboration, which include establishing communication with foreign investors. Riau Acting Regional Secretary Taufiq OH received a visit from Chinese construction company, Yunnan Construction and Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd., on Apr. 15, 2025.

PT Hutama Karya (Persero), or PT HK, still needs Rp161 trillion of funds to continue the construction of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road. PT HK President Director Budi Harto said during a meeting with Indonesian House of Representatives Commission VI on Mar. 3, 2025, that the funding is needed to build four sections connecting Lampung Province to Medan City, North Sumatra Province, namely the Jambi-Rengat, Rengat-Pekanbaru, Dumai-Rantau Prapat, and Rantau Prapat-Kisaran sections.

The Siak Regency Government has established a strategic partnership with Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM)'s Faculty of Cultural Sciences to increase the potential for the regency's Malay-based cultural tourism.

Riau Province's economy grew by 3.52 percent year-on-year (yoy) and 0.16 percent quarter-to-quarter (qtq) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024. Riau Province Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Head Asep Riyadi, said that the Riau's gross domestic product (GDP) in Q4 2024 was Rp289.25 trillion (ADHB) and IDR145.76 trillion (ADHK). This increased compared to the Riau Province's GRDP in Q4-2023 of IDR264.22 trillion (ADHB) and IDR140.81 trillion (ADHK).

Pekanbaru City has successfully achieved an investment value of Rp5.7 trillion in 2024. Domestic investments accounted for most of the investment value by nearly Rp4.86 trillion from 7,788 projects or activities. Meanwhile, foreign investment contributed Rp843 billion from 604 projects or activities.

Riau Province has become the province with the highest investment realization on Sumatra Island for the fourth consecutive year in 2024. At the national level, Riau is ranked sixth.