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Business data in Indonesia. Where the records live.
Indonesia separates legal incorporation from the right to trade: a company exists once it is recorded in AHU Online, but only operates once OSS issues it a 13-digit NIB.
What Atlas holds for Indonesia
Source: the Atlas database, updated automatically.
The official records
The legal source of truth for Indonesia is AHU Online / OSS.
Indonesia keeps incorporation and licensing in two different systems. A company's legal existence: Perseroan Terbatas (PT), PT PMA for foreign investment, foundations and associations, is recorded in AHU Online, run by the Ministry of Law, while the right to operate flows from the OSS platform, which issues each business a 13-digit Nomor Induk Berusaha (NIB) tied to its risk-based licences. Statistics Indonesia (BPS) counts well over 60 million MSMEs above that formal layer, overwhelmingly micro and informal. Activity concentrates in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) and across Java: Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya, while plantation, palm-oil and mining economies drive Sumatra and Kalimantan and tourism anchors Bali.
How to use the register
- Start from the register, not from a bought list. It is the legal record of every company.
- Read the status field. Registers keep closed companies too. See how many have closed in other registers.
- Check the website belongs to the company, with the registration number or a distinguishing name on the page.
Descriptions are based on the national sources above. Figures in the text are rounded and change over time. Found an error? Write to atlasforgex@proton.me. More countries: business data by country and registers by country.