Rejang Lebong Regency's 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) reached Rp11.9 trillion. This represents a 4.05% growth compared to the previous year's Rp10.99 trillion.
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 0.07%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 283,600, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp41,650,000/capita/year. Nationally, this ranks 287th.
Of the 17 sectors driving the regency's economy, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the leading sectors.
In 2023, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector in Rejang Lebong Regency recorded a value of Rp3.73 trillion, ranking first among the 17 sectors. This sector grew by 1.99% compared to the previous year's figure of Rp3.45 trillion.
Following this, the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector grew by 3.19% to Rp2.02 trillion, and the education services sector grew by 4.35% to Rp1.17 trillion.
The final sector contributing to the top five is transportation and warehousing, with a GRDP of Rp746.89 billion. This sector recorded a growth of 5.71% compared to the previous year's figure of Rp647.95 billion.
Distribution of GRDP in Rejang Lebong Regency in 2023
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the most to GRDP growth in Rejang Lebong Regency is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, with a contribution of 29.39%. 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 transportation and warehousing.
Sectors with the smallest distribution are other service sectors; mining and quarrying; corporate services; water supply; waste management, waste and recycling; and electricity and gas supply.