Maluku and Papua's Economies Showed the Highest Growth in 2020
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Despite the recession, some regions still experienced positive economic growth. Maluku and Papua experienced the highest economic growth among other islands, reaching 1.44% year-on-year (yoy) in 2020. Besides Maluku and Papua, Sulawesi also recorded positive growth of 0.23% (yoy). Meanwhile, Bali and Nusa Tenggara experienced the deepest contraction at -5.01% (yoy).
For information, Indonesia's economy in 2020 contracted by -2.07% year-on-year (yoy) due to Covid-19. This performance was the lowest since Indonesia experienced the 1998 economic crisis, which contracted by -13.13%.
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