East Aceh Regency's 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) was recorded at Rp13.8 trillion. The GRDP in this regency grew by 2.09% compared to the previous year's Rp13.1 trillion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic period in 2020, economic growth in this region is higher. Previously, growth at the end of 2020 post-COVID was recorded at 1.54%.
According to BPS publications, with a total population of 445,670, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp31,500,000/capita/year. Nationally, this GRDP per capita ranks 389th.
Of the 17 sectors driving economic activity in this regency, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector is the leading sector.
The agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector ranks first. In 2023, this sector contributed the largest GRDP, reaching Rp6.12 trillion. This nominal value grew by 3.39%.
Next is the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector, which grew by 6.56% to Rp1.29 trillion, followed by the public administration, defense, and compulsory social security sector with a GRDP of Rp1.15 trillion (-0.41%).
Finally, in the top five GRDP sectors in East Aceh Regency, mining and quarrying is ranked with a value of Rp788.42 billion. According to BPS, this sector grew by -7.65% over the past year from the previous achievement of Rp978.71 billion.
**Distribution of GRDP in East Aceh Regency in 2023**
According to its distribution level, the main sector contributing the largest growth to the GRDP in East Aceh Regency is the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector, with a contribution of 42.24%. Other sectors in the top five are wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, public administration, defense and compulsory social security, construction, and mining and quarrying.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are Other Services, Accommodation and Food Services, Corporate Services, Electricity and Gas Supply, and Water Supply, Waste Management, Waste and Recycling.