The 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Kupang Regency reached Rp9,157.63 billion. This represents a 3.55% growth compared to the previous year's Rp8,483.35 billion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the region's economic growth is significantly higher. At the end of 2020, post-COVID, growth recorded a decrease of 0.77%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 387,220, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp24,300,000/capita/year. Nationally, this ranks 449th.
Of the 17 sectors driving the economy in this regency, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the leading sectors.
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are ranked first. In 2023, this sector contributed the largest GRDP, reaching Rp4.05 trillion (Note: The original text uses "jutajuta" which is likely a typographical error, corrected here to trillion based on context). This sector grew by 3.94%.
The second largest GRDP contributor in Kupang Regency is the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector, growing by 4.44% to Rp1.25 trillion. The construction sector grew by 5.19% to Rp1.07 trillion.
The final sector in the top five is transportation and warehousing, with a GRDP of Rp474.49 billion, showing a 1.29% growth compared to the previous year's Rp444.11 billion.
Distribution of GRDP in Kupang Regency in 2023
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the most to GRDP growth in Kupang Regency is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, with a contribution of 40.8%. Other sectors in the top five include wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; construction; public administration, defense; and compulsory social security; and transportation and warehousing.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are Accommodation and Food Service Activities; Other Service Activities; Electricity and Gas Supply; Water Supply; Waste Management, Waste and Recycling; and Corporate Service Activities.