The 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of South Nias Regency reached Rp8,574.98 billion. The GRDP in this district/city grew by 3.65% compared to the previous year's Rp8,014.5 billion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic period in 2020, economic growth in this region is significantly higher. The growth at the end of 2020 post-COVID was recorded at 0.61%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 368,480, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp22,420,000/capita/year. Nationally, this GRDP per capita ranks 462nd.
Of the 17 sectors driving the economy in this district/city, the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector is the leading sector.
The agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector in South Nias Regency is the mainstay sector and contributed the largest share to the GRDP in 2023, reaching Rp3.83 trillion. This GRDP grew by 2.72% compared to the previous year's Rp3.62 trillion.
Following this, the construction sector grew by 4.66% to Rp1.28 trillion, and the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector grew by 5.23% to Rp777.86 billion.
Finally, in the top five GRDP sectors of South Nias Regency, mining and quarrying is ranked fifth with a value of Rp491.55 billion. According to BPS, this sector grew by 3.77% over the past year from the previous achievement of Rp459.28 billion.
Distribution of GRDP in South Nias Regency in 2023
According to its distribution level, the main sector contributing the largest growth to the GRDP in South Nias Regency is the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector, with a contribution of 46.72%. Other sectors in the top five are the construction sector, the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector, the public administration, defense, and compulsory social security sector, and the mining and quarrying sector.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are the Manufacturing Industry Sector, Other Services Sector, Electricity and Gas Supply Sector, Corporate Services Sector, and Water Supply, Waste Management, Waste and Recycling Sector.