Jokowi Is Optimistic That Indonesia Will Become A Developed Country In 2045

President Joko Widodo (screenshot YouTube / Setpres)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic that Indonesia will become a developed country in 2045. By becoming a developed country, Jokowi is confident that Indonesia can be released from the middle-income trap.

Jokowi's optimism is in line with Indonesia's achievement in advancing to become an upper middle-income country (upper middle country) which was named by the World Bank or World Bank. Previously, Indonesia was in the position of the lower middle income country or a country with low income.

"Do we have a chance to get out of the midel income trap? I firmly answer that we have great potential. We have a great opportunity to pass the income trap model. We have a great opportunity to become a high-income country," he said at the 'Indonesian Chancellors Forum' event. , Saturday, July 4.

However, according to Jokowi, to become a developed country there are conditions that must be done by Indonesia. Among them are superior infrastructure and human resources (HR) support.

"All of that needs prerequisites, we need efficient infrastructure. We have started to build this, we need fast, competitive and results-oriented work that we continue to strive for and we need superior, productive, innovative, competent human resources," he said.

Jokowi assessed that to achieve all these requirements, education must also be supported. So, this is where the strategic position of higher education is in the process of becoming a high-income country.

"Developing science and technology, creating productive and competitive young generations. We are fighting for humanity and the progress of Indonesia," he said.

The former Mayor of Solo realizes that getting a high-income country ranking is not an easy thing. In fact, many third world countries that are decades to close to a century old are only trapped as middle-income countries.

"One century Indonesia is nearing in 2045, only 25 years to go. Let's print history, let us prove that we will not be trapped in the middle income trap. Let's prove that in 2045 Indonesia will be able to become a high-income country that is socially just for all people. Indonesia, "he explained.

For your information, the requirements for becoming a country with middle to upper income according to the World Bank must have a national income or gross national income (GNI) of 3,896 US dollars (US) to 12,055 US dollars or the equivalent of Rp. 55 million - Rp. 171 million per year.

Meanwhile, countries with high income are those whose income is more than 12,055 US dollars and countries with middle and lower income with income of 996 US dollars to 3,895 US dollars, or the equivalent of Rp14 million to Rp55 million.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in 2019, the average income of Indonesians per year reached 3,927 US dollars, or the equivalent of Rp. 56 million, up from the previous year 3,876 US dollars or equivalent to Rp. 51.9 million.

Previously, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that the challenge for the Indonesian economy in the next few years is to escape from the middle-income trap.

This is because it took Indonesia 23 years to enter the category of an upper middle income country or an upper middle income country from the category of a lower middle income country.

Sri Mulyani said, only a few countries had managed to escape the middle income trap, namely Singapore, Japan and South Korea. For that, according to him, Indonesia must pay attention to several problems related to productivity, competitiveness, and human resources (HR).