According to the *Indonesia Statistics 2023* report released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), there were approximately 17.2 million passenger cars in Indonesia at the end of 2022.
Vehicles categorized as "passenger cars" in this report are cars with 1 driver's seat plus a maximum of 8 passenger seats.
Here are the 10 provinces with the highest number of passenger cars in 2022:
1. West Java: 3.8 million units
2. Jakarta: 3.7 million units
3. East Java: 2.0 million units
4. Central Java: 1.4 million units
5. North Sumatra: 730,900 units
6. South Sulawesi: 564,100 units
7. Bali: 474,900 units
8. South Sumatra: 412,100 units
9. Riau: 380,000 units
10. Yogyakarta: 378,600 units
Here are the 10 provinces with the lowest number of passenger cars in 2022:
1. North Kalimantan: 15,100 units
2. North Maluku: 21,300 units
3. West Sulawesi: 23,400 units
4. Maluku: 25,900 units
5. Papua: 35,300 units
6. West Papua: 36,900 units
7. Gorontalo: 38,500 units
8. East Nusa Tenggara: 61,400 units
9. Bangka Belitung Islands: 85,400 units
10. Central Sulawesi: 97,100 units
Based on the BPS report, during the 2012-2022 period, the number of passenger cars domestically increased by 6.74 million units, or approximately 65%.
This growth indicates a strengthening performance of the automotive industry and consumer purchasing power. The increasing number of cars can also help the movement of people, goods, and services, which in turn contributes to driving economic growth.
However, the growth of motor vehicles can also have negative impacts, such as increasing traffic congestion, air pollution, and increasing consumption of fuel oil (BBM), which is heavily reliant on imports.