The 2023 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) at current prices in Bantaeng Regency reached Rp12.75 trillion. This represents a 5.56% growth compared to the previous year's Rp12.16 trillion.
Compared to the COVID-19 pandemic period in 2020, economic growth in this region is significantly higher. At the end of 2020, post-COVID growth was recorded at only 0.52%.
According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia) publications, with a total population of 208,070, the GRDP per capita in this region is recorded at Rp62,780,000/capita/year. Nationally, this ranks 154th.
Of the 17 sectors driving economic activity in this regency, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the leading sectors.
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries contributed the largest share to the GRDP in 2023, reaching Rp2.91 trillion. However, this sector experienced negative growth of -2.33%.
The construction sector grew by 6.82%, reaching Rp2.26 trillion, followed by the manufacturing industry sector, which grew by 15.91% to Rp2.2 trillion.
Rounding out the top five contributing sectors is government administration, defense, and mandatory social security, with a GRDP of Rp638.53 billion. This sector recorded negative growth of -0.42% compared to the previous year's Rp632.71 billion.
Distribution of GRDP in Bantaeng Regency in 2023
In terms of distribution, the main sector contributing the most to GRDP growth in Bantaeng Regency is agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, with a contribution of 22.32%. Other sectors in the top five include the manufacturing industry, wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, construction, and education services.
Sectors with the smallest distribution include transportation and warehousing, accommodation and food services, electricity and gas supply, corporate services, and water supply, waste management, waste disposal, and recycling.