Foreign direct investment companies have contributed significantly towards Indonesia’s economic growth as by bringing in foreign capital as investment in various sectors. In recent years, the total amount of FDI in Indonesia has increased by a large amount. The countries which have placed the largest sums of FDI into Indonesia are Singapore, the Netherlands, and China. The sectors in Indonesia which receive the most FDI are warehousing, transportation, and telecommunications.

Recent reports from the BKPM have shown that foreign direct investment in Indonesia has reached unprecedented levels, thus leading to the many benefits being received by the country. Capital formation, net export revenue, generation of tax revenue, improvement of technological standards, and development of certain industries have all come to Indonesia as a direct result of the FDI which has entered the country.