Five-Year Development Plans

The Repelita (Rencana Pembangunan Lima Tahun; Five-Year Development Plan) programs were a series of national development programs implemented in Indonesia under the New Order regime of President Suharto.

The Repelita programs were implemented between 1969 and 1998, when they were abruptly terminated. During this period, the Repelita programs became the major vehicle for implementing the regime's national development ideology, known as the Development Trilogy.

Formulated under the guidance of the Outlines of State Policy (GBHN) and the technocratic direction of economists like Widjojo Nitisastro, each Repelita established specific, stage-appropriate targets for economic sectors, with a consistent focus on modernizing agriculture and gradually building an industrial base.

The first five Repelita programs (Repelita I to Repelita V) completed an initial development cycle of 25 years, which started in 1969 and ended in 1994. During this period, Indonesia reached major development milestones like national self-sufficiency in rice production in 1984. Repelita VI was initiated but not completed due to the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and the fall of President Suharto.

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