[11] The original term "Jabotabek" dated from the late 1970s and was revised to "Jabodetabek" in 1999 when "De" (for "Depok") was inserted into the name following its formation.

Its economic power makes Jakarta metropolitan area the country's premier centre for finance, manufacturing and commerce.

[17] The proportion of the core city's (Jakarta) population to that of the entire metropolitan area also declined significantly.

(km2) (2023)[18] (2023) Sources: Nowadays, the role of the Jakarta metropolitan area in the national economy is still dominant although the decentralisation policy has been implemented since the political reforms in 1998.

Kelapa Gading is the newest business district, lifestyle centre and residential areas, located in the north-eastern part of Jakarta.

The Cikarang industrial estate occupied a total land area of about 11,000 hectares[24] and became the largest concentration of manufacturing activities in Southeast Asia.

[25] Many foreign companies are located in the Cikarang industrial estate, such as from Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore and United States.

The TransJakarta bus rapid transit service (known as Busway) was developed throughout Jakarta and currently has 13 active corridors and a further three in planning.

[27] In addition to the main corridors, the feeder buses of Transjakarta serves commuters from satellite cities, such as Bumi Serpong Damai and Bintaro Jaya (South Tangerang) as well as Kemang Pratama, Grand Galaxy City and Cibubur (Bekasi).

Indonesia operates a single high-speed rail service between the country's two largest cities, Jakarta and Bandung, branded Whoosh (short for Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Hebat, lit.

[31] Whoosh is the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia,[32] and the Southern Hemisphere[33] and covers a distance of 143 kilometres (89 mi) with an operating speed of 350 km/h (220 mph),[34][35] and design speed of KCIC400AF train of 420 km/h (260 mph),[36][37] making it the second fastest commercially operating railway network in the world.

[40] The Whoosh high speed train served 1 million passengers during 2 months of commercial operation from 17 October to 25 December 2023.