1 Of Management and n n 2685-5992 (media (1) 2023 JMBE A Study on the Impact of Globalization on MSMEs in Indonesia Andarweni Astuti STPKat Santo Fransiskus Asisi Semarang franosf75@gmail.com Ferani Mulianingsih Universitas Negeri Semarang feranigeographer@mail.unnes.ac.id Amin Pujiati Universitas Negeri Semarang Amin.pujiati@mail.unnes.ac.id Ambrosius Heri Krismawanto STPKat St. Fransiskus Asisi Semarang herikrismawanto.kas@gmail.com Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of globalization on MSMEs in Indonesia in the context of prior of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study applied descriptive qualitative approach and used documentation as the data collection in which the data were retrieved from journals, web, and other relevant sources. The results concluded that MSMEs in Indonesia with 10% contribution had not been able to significantly support the Indonesian economy due to various obstacles. The government has taken various ways to overcome this problem and expected that by 2024 MSMEs can support 17% of the national economy. Keywords: globalization, economic globalization, MSMEs INTRODUCTION Globalization is a term that was getting known in 1980s and had been becoming a popular topic in 1990s. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), globalization has four aspects of trade, i.e. transactions, investment, movement of capital or people, and the independence of science. It occurs due to the influence of business processes, economy, natural resources, and socio-culture. It however gives rise to environmental problems such as climate changes, oceanic over-fishing, air pollution, water pollution, and trans-boundary air pollution (Fund, 2000).