Residents of Mappi Regency spend Rp121.45 per capita per week on turmeric.

The average expenditure per capita in Mappi Regency for purchasing turmeric in 2023 was Rp121.45 per week. This figure is lower than the previous year's expenditure, which was recorded at Rp134.82 per capita per week.

Average per capita expenditure is the cost incurred for the consumption of all household members over a month, including purchases, gifts, and self-produced goods, divided by the number of household members. Household consumption is categorized into food and non-food consumption, regardless of the origin of the goods, and is limited to household needs only, excluding consumption/expenditure for business purposes or given to others.

Expenditure on food consumption is calculated weekly, while non-food consumption is calculated monthly and for the past 12 months. Both food and non-food consumption are then converted into average monthly expenditure. The average per capita consumption/expenditure figures presented in BPS publications are obtained by dividing the total consumption of all households (both consuming food and non-food items) by the total population.

The five largest expenditures of residents for spices in Mappi Regency, in descending order, are: salt at Rp779.06 per capita per week, flavoring/MSG at Rp765.37 per capita per week, soy sauce at Rp650.88 per capita per week, mixed spices at Rp137.69 per capita per week, and the lowest expenditure is for tamarind at Rp40.78 per capita per week.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) publication, the average per capita expenditure in this regency reached Rp1.01 million per capita per month in March 2023. This figure increased by 19.04% compared to March 2022, which was Rp844,680 per capita per month.

Based on region, the highest expenditure for purchasing turmeric is in Pulau Morotai Regency and the lowest is in Lanny Jaya Regency. Mappi Regency's turmeric expenditure ranks 397th. Meanwhile, the national average per capita expenditure for purchasing turmeric is Rp256.5 per capita per week.

The following are the 10 regencies/cities with the highest per capita expenditure for purchasing turmeric:

• Pulau Morotai Regency Rp814.9


• Halmahera Barat Regency Rp768.69


• Bangka Selatan Regency Rp699.06


• Lamandau Regency Rp673.4


• Ketapang Regency Rp631.62


• Bangka Tengah Regency Rp628.9


• Gunung Mas Regency Rp625.81


• Jayapura Regency Rp605.12


• Natuna Regency Rp577.32


• Bangka Regency Rp560.31