Terms of RI Got High Income in 2025

Indonesia targets to be high-income countries in 2025 will face a number of challenges. Currently, Indonesia is ranked 17th world economy with income per capita of about U.S. $ 3,000.

Deputy of Infrastructure and Regional Development Ministry of Economy, Lucky Eko Wuriyanto, express, Indonesia has a variety of potential that can be developed into a major world economic power. "We're changing from factor-driven economy towards efficiency-driven economy," said Lucky in Jakarta, Thursday, May 26, 2011.
However, he explains, the potential as one of the world's economic power does not necessarily make Indonesia a dream come true. Ministry of Economic Affairs and even noted some challenges to be faced by Indonesia.
First, the current economic activity has not been focused on the industrial processing or increase in value added.
Second, there is still a gap between regions. This gap is visible between the western and eastern Indonesia. The condition is visible from the distribution of gross regional domestic product for each province in Indonesia that is uneven.
Third, infrastructure problems that have been assessed inhibited. Based on the Global Competitiveness Report 2010, Indonesia's infrastructure ranked 82nd of 139 countries.
Fourth, the low quality of Indonesian human resources. Currently, about 50 percent of Indonesian workers are primary school educated and only about eight percent of the educated diploma or degree.
Fifth, it takes a very rapid urbanization. Central Bureau of Statistics predicted in 2025 the population in urban areas reached 65 percent. Conditions that have an impact on improving the movement patterns of consumption, production structures, land use conflicts, employment structure, and distribution of goods and services that require a reliable infrastructure. Sixth, the impact of climate change.
Lucky added that currently the government is serious to solve some of these challenges by preparing a Masterplan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development. Efforts were also to use the momentum to be able to join with the countries in emerging markets.