The 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Aceh Besar Regency was recorded at Rp16.98 trillion. The GRDP in this regency grew by 4.27% compared to the previous year's Rp15.46 trillion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic period in 2020, economic growth in this region is significantly higher. At the end of 2020, post-COVID growth was recorded at only 0.39%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 432,490, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp40,200,000/capita/year. Nationally, this GRDP per capita ranks 303rd.
Of the 17 sectors driving the economy in this regency, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector is the leading sector.
Ranked first, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector contributed the largest GRDP in 2023, reaching Rp3.62 trillion. This shows a negative growth of -1.36%.
Second is the construction sector, which grew by 3.81% to Rp3.27 trillion. The wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector, ranked third, grew by 7.76% to Rp2.94 trillion.
Finally, completing the top five GRDP sectors in Aceh Besar Regency is real estate, valued at Rp972.37 billion. According to BPS, this sector grew by 5.38% over the past year from the previous achievement of Rp908.82 billion.
Distribution of GRDP in Aceh Besar Regency in 2023
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the largest growth to the GRDP in Aceh Besar Regency is the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector, with a contribution of 20.2%. Other sectors in the top five are construction, wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, transportation and warehousing, and real estate.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are Other Services, Financial and Insurance Services, Company Services, Electricity and Gas Supply, and Water Supply, Waste Management, Waste and Recycling.