World Bank Provides $250M for Indonesia Digital ID

Indonesia is set to receive $250 million in funding from the World Bank Group’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to strengthen the country’s civil registration in what could see sweeping changes to how people access services across both the public and private sectors.

Indonesia has already made significant progress in developing its foundational ID systems, especially when considering the challenges of its geography, size, and diversity.

In terms of registration coverage, the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) survey ¹ shows that 97% of the population had a unique national ID number (NIK) in 2021, and 88.4% aged 17 and below had a birth certificate.

The 2021 ID4D-Findex Survey ² also found that 97% of eligible adults possessed an electronic national ID card (e-KTP) or KTP (the pre-2011 version).