Lembata Regency's 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) was recorded at Rp2,138.31 billion. This represents a 2.46% growth compared to the previous year's Rp2,016.52 billion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic period in 2020, the region's economic growth is significantly higher. At the end of 2020, post-COVID, growth was recorded at a decrease of 0.35%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 143,540, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp15,120,000/capita/year. Nationally, this ranks 485th.
Of the 17 sectors driving economic activity in this regency, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector is the leading contributor.
In 2023, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector in Lembata Regency recorded a value of Rp793.68 billion, ranking first among the 17 sectors. This sector grew by 3.28% compared to the previous year's figure of Rp738.74 billion.
Second is the public administration, defense, and compulsory social security sector, which grew by 0.41% to Rp565.96 billion. The wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector, ranked third, grew by 3.5% to Rp169.17 billion.
The final sector in the top five is information and communication, with a GRDP of Rp143.84 billion. This sector grew by 3.22% compared to the previous year's figure of Rp138.35 billion.
**Distribution of GRDP in Lembata Regency in 2023**
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the most to GRDP growth in Lembata Regency is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, with a contribution of 34.62%. Other sectors in the top five include public administration, defense, and compulsory social security; information and communication; wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; and construction.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are manufacturing; accommodation and food service activities; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; and professional, scientific and technical activities.