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Indonesia's National Spending Program Sees Rp 393.78 Trillion in Transactions for 2025

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia's National Spending Program generated Rp 393.78 trillion in transactions in 2025.
  • The program supported 38,356 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with a focus on competitiveness and market expansion.
  • Key initiatives included digital transformation, branding, and promoting local products through sales events like Harbolnas and BINA Great Sale Indonesia.

Indonesia's Ministry of Trade reported that the National Spending Program facilitated transactions totaling Rp 393.78 trillion throughout 2025. Minister of Trade Budi Santoso highlighted this figure as a "real picture" of sustained domestic consumption growth.

The program actively supported 38,356 micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM). The ministry focused on three main areas: enhancing competitiveness through digitalization, franchise support, and branding for 34,745 UMKM; expanding markets for 2,222 UMKM via exhibitions and partnerships; and promoting local product usage among 1,389 UMKM through campaigns like "Kamis Pakai Lokal" (Thursday Use Local).

This figure is certainly not just statistics, but a real picture that Indonesian community consumption is still growing in the domestic market which continues to move.

— Budi SantosoMinister of Trade Budi Santoso commenting on the transaction volume generated by the National Spending Program.

Several government-led shopping programs were implemented in 2025, including the Every Purchase Is Cheap (EPIC) Sale, National Online Shopping Day (Harbolnas), and the Belanja di Indonesia Aja (BINA) Great Sale Indonesia. These initiatives aimed to stimulate domestic consumption and support local businesses.

To become the host in our own country, among other things through the Kamis Pakai Lokal movement.

— Budi SantosoMinister of Trade Budi Santoso explaining the goal of promoting local products.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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