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Rosan says Indonesia should have fewer UMKMs as businesses grow
Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani wants Indonesia’s UMKM numbers to fall because he wants more small businesses to grow into larger ones.
UMKM is Indonesia’s category for micro, small and medium-sized businesses.
He made the case at a Kadin Indonesia meeting in Jakarta, saying a high number of UMKMs alone should not be treated as a measure of business success.
Rosan said businesses should move into small, medium or large categories, rather than remain UMKMs year after year.
His ministry works with about 1,000 UMKMs across Indonesia through partnerships valued at around Rp20 trillion.
He wants larger Kadin members to help smaller businesses grow, supporting local economies across the country.
Rosan also said quality investment should build workers’ skills, transfer knowledge and technology, and create good jobs.
Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani said he wants Indonesia to have fewer micro, small and medium enterprises as businesses grow into larger categories.
He said the number of UMKMs should not be the only measure of success in developing the country’s businesses.
Rosan urged larger members of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, known as Kadin, to help smaller businesses grow.
He said his ministry had partnerships with about 1,000 UMKMs across Indonesia worth around 20 trillion rupiah.
- Who
- Rosan Roeslani, Indonesia’s Investment and Downstreaming Minister and Danantara CEO.
- What
- He said he wants the number of UMKMs to fall as businesses grow into small, medium and large enterprises.
- When
- He made the remarks on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
- Where
- At the 2026 national leadership meeting of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jakarta.
- Why
- He said fewer UMKMs could show that businesses had moved up to larger scales.
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- Partnerships
- About 1,000 UMKMs across Indonesia
- Partnership value
- Around 20 trillion rupiah
- Hypothetical UMKM count
- Rosan cited 60 million this year, 50 million the next year and 40 million the following year as an example of businesses moving up
- Location
- Jakarta
What people are saying
I want the number of UMKMs in Indonesia to keep decreasing, to become fewer. Because if they remain UMKMs, when will they move up?
I’m not proud if we have 60 million UMKMs, and next year 60 million again; when will they move up?
It is mandatory for our Kadin colleagues who are already large businesses here to help UMKMs.