East Sumba Regency's 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) was recorded at Rp7,328.4 billion. The GRDP in this regency grew by 3.12% compared to the previous year's Rp6,829.54 billion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic period in 2020, economic growth in this region is significantly higher. Previously, at the end of 2020, post-COVID growth was recorded at a decrease of 0.88%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 262,880, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp28,680,000/capita/year. Nationally, this GRDP per capita ranks 414th.
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 Rp1.99 trillion. This GRDP grew by 3.85%.
Next, the education services sector grew by 0.02% to Rp1.15 trillion, followed by the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector in third place with a GRDP of Rp1.04 trillion (4.64%).
The last sector contributing to the top five is the public administration, defense, and compulsory social security sector with a GRDP of Rp714.17 billion. This sector recorded growth of 0.54% compared to the previous year's achievement of Rp684.55 billion.
**Distribution of GRDP in East Sumba Regency in 2023**
According to its distribution level, the main sector contributing the largest growth to the GRDP in East Sumba Regency is the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector, with a contribution of 23.66%. Other sectors in the top five are wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, construction, education services, and public administration, defense, and compulsory social security.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are Mining and Quarrying, Accommodation and Food Service Activities, Corporate Services, Electricity and Gas Supply, and Water Supply, Waste Management, Waste and Recycling.