Despite its increasing trend in 2010, according to the United Nation’s World Investment report, the ratio of the stock of incoming investments to GDP for Indonesia is only 13.5%, far below Thailand (37.5%) or Malaysia (39%). 45. The dynamics of our economic growth structure in terms of sector must also be put to our attention.
Labour intensive sectors which facilitate transfer of technology, especially the manufacturing industry, are contributing less and less to the economy. On the other hand, an accelerating growth is depicted in small value added, resource-based industry and non-tradable sectors such as telecommunication. If left unattended, this problem may lead to deindustrialization that may cause reduction in the value added of the national industry. 46.