Focus on Investment Growth

Under the Indonesia Gold 2045 vision, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is optimistic that Indonesia will reach US$7 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP).

KOMPAS/LASTI KURNIA

President Joko Widodo speaks at the Kompas100 CEO Forum 2019 on Thursday (28/11/2019) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Kuningan, Jakarta. The 10th Kompas100 CEO Forum was themed “CEO Envisions to Win The Turbulence of Digital Disruption”.

At the current GDP of $1 trillion, a growth rate of at least 8 percent per year is needed to realize the targeted seven-fold leap in GDP in 25 years. With high and inclusive economic growth, Indonesia will become the world\'s fifth largest economy by GDP in 2045, when it will also have a middle-income population of 70 percent.

Many things must therefore be addressed, especially superior-quality human resources and technological innovation. Presently, Indonesia\'s economy is still dependent on natural resources.