The 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Simeulue Regency reached Rp2,935.1 billion. This represents a 4.63% growth compared to the previous year's Rp2,688.03 billion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020, the region's economic growth is significantly higher. Post-COVID growth at the end of 2020 was recorded at only 0.12%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 95,529, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp30,220,000 per capita per year. Nationally, this ranks 399th.
Of the 17 sectors driving the regency's economy, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the leading sectors.
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the top-performing sector. In 2023, this sector contributed the largest amount to the GRDP, reaching Rp1.1 trillion (Note: The original text appears to have a typographical error; "jutajuta" likely means "triliun"). This represents an 8.61% growth.
The second largest contributor to Simeulue Regency's GRDP is the public administration, defense, and compulsory social security sector, which experienced a negative growth of -0.33%, reaching Rp438.05 billion. The wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector grew by 4.84%, reaching Rp384.73 billion.
Rounding out the top five contributing sectors is the health and social work sector, with a GRDP of Rp151.42 billion. This sector recorded negative growth of -0.54% compared to the previous year's Rp146.83 billion.
Distribution of GRDP in Simeulue Regency in 2023
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing to the largest GRDP growth in Simeulue Regency is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, with a contribution of 34.72%. Other sectors in the top five include public administration, defense and compulsory social security; wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; construction; and information and communication.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are manufacturing; other services; electricity and gas supply; corporate services; and water supply, waste management, waste disposal and recycling.