The 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Pemalang Regency reached Rp32.36 trillion. This represents a 4.14% growth compared to the previous year's Rp29.92 trillion.
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 negative 0.61%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 1.57 million, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp21,240,000 per capita per year. Nationally, this ranks 465th.
Of the 17 sectors driving the economy in this regency, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the leading sectors.
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in Pemalang Regency are the mainstay sectors and contributed the largest share to the 2023 GRDP, reaching Rp8.39 trillion. This represents a negative growth of -0% compared to the previous year's Rp7.95 trillion.
The second largest contributor to Pemalang Regency's GRDP is the manufacturing industry, which grew by 4.51% to Rp7.24 trillion. The wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector grew by 4.64% to Rp4.97 trillion.
Finally, rounding out the top five GRDP contributors in Pemalang Regency is the education services sector with a value of Rp1.72 trillion. According to BPS, this sector grew by 5.46% over the past year from the previous year's Rp1.62 trillion.
Distribution of GRDP in Pemalang Regency in 2023
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the largest growth to Pemalang Regency's GRDP is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, with a contribution of 22.86%. Other sectors in the top five include manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, accommodation and food service activities, and education services.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are Real Estate, Health and Social Services, Business Services, Electricity and Gas Supply, and Water Supply, Waste Management, Waste and Recycling.