The poverty rate in South Sumatra in September 2024 was recorded at 10.51%. According to the records of the last 12 years, the highest rate in South Sumatra was recorded in March 2015 at 14.25%. The average poverty rate growth over the last four years was -2.25%.
**Top 10 List:**
Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the average poverty rate for the top 10 provinces in September 2024 was 10.66%.
This poverty rate decreased by 4.32% compared to the previous semester.
Mountainous Papua ranks first, recording a poverty rate of 29.66%. This province recorded a decrease of -3.31% compared to the previous semester. Central Papua is in second place. Compared to the same period in the previous semester, the poverty rate in this province grew by 27.6%. In the same period of the previous semester, the poverty rate in this province was recorded at 29.76%.
Furthermore, the poverty rate in West Papua was recorded at 21.09%, South Papua at 19.35%, and East Nusa Tenggara at 19.02%.
The following are the ten provinces with the highest poverty rates in September 2024:
- Mountainous Papua 29.66%
- Central Papua 27.6%
- West Papua 21.09%
- South Papua 19.35%
- East Nusa Tenggara 19.02%
- Papua 18.09%
- Southwest Papua 16.95%
- Maluku 15.78%
- Gorontalo 13.87%
- Aceh 12.64%