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ICOR, Weda Bay, and the Math of Making Things Work in Indonesia

Discover how Weda Bay defies Indonesia’s investment inefficiency, what drives its success, and the challenges of scaling it.

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Leigh McKiernon
Sep 13, 2025
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Once upon a time, something peculiar happened. While Indonesia’s national ICOR (Incremental Capital-Output Ratio) hovered at 6.2, signaling that investment is mostly a faith-based activity, a curious little industrial zone named Weda Bay went ahead and reported an ICOR of 2.

Two. As in, you put money in, and something productive actually comes out. It’s …

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