Editing Economy of Indonesia (section)

===Manufacturing===
[[File:Industry area - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Industrial area in Batam]]
Indonesia's [[manufacturing]] sector has historically played a key role in the country's economic development and now contributes to 20 percent of GDP.
The government has ambitious plans to propel the country into the top ten biggest economies in the world by 2030, with [[manufacturing]] at the heart of this goal. The main areas of production include [[textiles]] and [[garments]], [[food]] and [[beverages]] (F&B), [[electronics]], [[automotive]], and [[chemicals]], with the majority of manufacturers in this sector consisting of micro, small, or medium-sized enterprises. The sector has posted a consistent four percent growth year-on-year since 2016 and registered 147 trillion rupiah (US$8.9 billion) in investments from January to September 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indonesia's Manufacturing Sector: Practical Information for Investors|url=https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/indonesias-manufacturing-sector-practical-information-investors/|access-date=1 July 2021|work=Asean Briefing|date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

Indonesia recently became the 10th-largest [[manufacturing]] nation in the world. Its large [[manufacturing]] sector accounts for almost a quarter of the nation's total GDP and employs over a fifth of Indonesia's working age population (around 25 million workers). Put into perspective, Indonesia's manufacturing sector is now larger than the [[manufacturing]] sectors of the [[United Kingdom]], [[Russia]] and [[Mexico]]. Industry sector (including manufacturing) which accounts for 21% of local workers (having become more prominent in recent years). Indonesia's labour pool is estimated at 120 million people, and is growing annually by approximately 2.4 million. As the economy has progressed beyond its predominantly agricultural base to a mixed composition, more workers – particularly women – are now employed in manufacturing and service-related professional industries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manufacturing in Indonesia|url=https://asialinkbusiness.com.au/indonesia/business-practicalities-in-indonesia/manufacturing-in-indonesia?doNothing=1|access-date=1 July 2021|work=Asia Link Business}}</ref>

With its rapidly growing middle class and competitive workforce, more foreign investors than ever before are taking advantage of Indonesia's strong manufacturing sector. However, the sector has significant challenges, including intense international competition, particularly from [[China]], increasing labour costs, high transportation and logistics costs, difficulties getting credit, and varying levels of transparency and clarity in regulations.