The 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Banggai Laut Regency reached Rp3,017.43 billion. This represents a 3.77% growth compared to the previous year's Rp2,803.56 billion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020, the region's economic growth is significantly higher. At the end of 2020, post-COVID, growth was recorded at a decrease of 3.97%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 75,495, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp41,280,000/capita/year. Nationally, this ranks 292nd.
Of the 17 sectors driving the economy in this regency, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the leading sectors.
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries contributed the largest GRDP in 2023, reaching Rp1.7 trillion (Note: The original text has a typo, "jutajuta" likely intended to be "triliun"). This sector grew by 3.26%.
The second largest contributor to the GRDP in Banggai Laut Regency is the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector, which grew by 5.96% to Rp429.5 billion. The education services sector contributed Rp155.17 billion (4.63% growth).
Rounding out the top five contributing sectors is the financial and insurance services sector with a GRDP of Rp120.29 billion. This sector grew by 0.1% compared to the previous year's Rp118.09 billion.
**Distribution of GRDP in Banggai Laut Regency in 2023**
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the most to GRDP growth in Banggai Laut Regency is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, with a contribution of 56.15%. Other sectors in the top five include wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; education services; public administration, defense, and compulsory social security; and financial and insurance services.
Sectors with the smallest distribution include Accommodation and Food Service Activities; Information and Communication; Water Supply, Waste Management, Waste and Recycling; Business Services; and Electricity and Gas Supply.