Jakarta Enters Top 71 Global Cities, Now Targets Top 50 by 2030
Jakarta, Indonesia – Special Staff to Jakarta Governor in Government Affairs Desa Apridini stated that within seven months of Governor Pramono Anung and Vice Governor Rano Karno’s leadership, Jakarta’s ranking improved from 74th to 71st in the AT Kearney Global Cities Index 2025.
The Jakarta provincial government now targets the capital to enter the top 50 global cities by 2030 through various development policies, improved public welfare, and strengthened economic and infrastructure sectors.
“Jakarta is already a global city. But now the issue is its ranking. We want to know what ranking we achieve,” Desa said in a statement received by Kompas.com on Wednesday (11 June 2026).
A new book outlines various strategic policies and Jakarta’s development direction under Pramono-Rano’s leadership over the past year.
Desa emphasised the provincial government’s major target is to bring Jakarta into the top 50 global cities by 2030.
“That means we need to climb just 21 more steps to enter the top 50 global cities,” Desa said.
Beyond ranking improvements, a key focus of Pramono’s policy is strengthening public welfare through education, healthcare, and social programmes.
“He always conveys that education is the way to break the cycle of disadvantage. So that has become a priority programme,” Desa said.
In the transportation sector, the development of Transjabodetabek (Greater Jakarta transport) services has received positive public response.
“Out of nearly 40 quick wins from the Governor’s policies, the most positively highlighted matter has been Transjabodetabek,” Desa said.
Meanwhile, book author Aprilia Hariani emphasised four main policy focuses that form the basis of analysis: improving public welfare, accelerating economic growth, improving environmental quality, and strengthening government governance.
Aprilia assessed that Jakarta is undergoing transformation from the nation’s capital into a global city, whilst remaining grounded in grassroots economics and the strengthening of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Jakarta’s economic growth in 2025 reached 5.21 per cent, exceeding the national average.
Jakarta is currently undergoing transformation from being the nation’s capital into a global city whilst remaining rooted in grassroots economy, including through MSME strengthening.
“Jakarta is changing its robes from capital city to global city,” she said.
Aprilia also noted Jakarta’s economic growth in 2025 achieved 5.21 per cent or exceeded the national average.