Bengkulu City's 2023 current price Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) reached Rp30.81 trillion. This represents a 5.53% increase compared to the previous year's Rp28.09 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 recorded a decrease of 0.25%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 385,510, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp78,780,000/capita/year. Nationally, this ranks 110th.
Of the 17 sectors driving the region's economy, transportation and warehousing are the leading sectors.
In 2023, the transportation and warehousing sector in Bengkulu City recorded a value of Rp6.6 million million (Note: This appears to be a typographical error and should likely read Rp6.6 trillion). This ranks first among the 17 sectors. This sector grew by 7% compared to the previous year's figure of Rp5.68 million million (Note: This also appears to be a typographical error and should likely read Rp5.68 trillion).
Next, the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector grew by 4.8% to Rp6.28 million million (Note: This also appears to be a typographical error and should likely read Rp6.28 trillion), and the education services sector had a GRDP of Rp2.35 million million (Note: This also appears to be a typographical error and should likely read Rp2.35 trillion) (3.65%).
Finally, rounding out the top five GRDP sectors in Bengkulu City is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries with a value of Rp2.32 million million (Note: This also appears to be a typographical error and should likely read Rp2.32 trillion). According to BPS, this sector grew by 4.29% over the past year from the previous year's figure of Rp2.15 million million (Note: This also appears to be a typographical error and should likely read Rp2.15 trillion).
Distribution of GRDP in Bengkulu City in 2023
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the most to GRDP growth in Bengkulu City is wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, with a contribution of 21.14%. Other sectors in the top five are transportation and warehousing, information and communication, education services, and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
The sectors with the smallest distribution are Accommodation and Food Service Activities, Other Service Activities, Water Supply, Waste, Waste Water and Recycling Management, Electricity and Gas Supply, and Mining and Quarrying.