Kutai Kartanegara Had the Largest Economy in East Kalimantan in 2020

The Nusantara National Capital (IKN) is expected to become a new center of gravity for the Indonesian economy. This is because, until now, the domestic economy has largely relied on Java Island.

Kutai Kartanegara is the regency/city with the largest economy in East Kalimantan (Kaltim). Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the economy of the prospective Nusantara IKN, according to the size of its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) at current prices, was Rp 149.06 trillion in 2020. This value accounts for 24.54% of Kaltim's GRDP.

The next largest regency/city economy is Kutai Timur Regency, with a GRDP of Rp 115.8 trillion (19.07%). This is followed by Balikpapan City with a GRDP of Rp 103.6 trillion (17.06%), and Samarinda City with a GRDP of Rp 66.54 trillion (10.96%).

Then, the GRDP of Bontang City is Rp 56.56 trillion (9.31%), followed by the GRDP of Paser Regency at Rp 43.34 trillion (7.14%), the GRDP of Berau Regency at Rp 35.47 trillion, and the GRDP of Kutai Barat Regency at Rp 27.26 trillion (4.49%).

Furthermore, the GRDP of Penajam Paser Utara Regency is Rp 9.05 trillion. The contribution of this regency, which is also a prospective IKN location, is only 1.5% to Kaltim's economy.

Next, the GRDP of Mahakam Ulu Regency is Rp 2.77 trillion. The contribution of this regency is the smallest compared to the other 9 regencies/cities.