December 2023, Average Expenditure in Gorontalo Rp. 1.36 Million

The average per capita monthly expenditure for food and non-food items in Gorontalo province was Rp. 1.36 million in 2023. This figure is up by Rp. 221,312.27 compared to the previous year's figure of Rp. 1.14 million.

The average expenditure in Gorontalo in December this year saw a significant increase compared to the lowest growth in December 2022, which was -0.24 percent. This year, the average expenditure in Gorontalo grew by 19.36 percent.

Looking back, the average increase in average expenditure in this province over the past three years was 8.22 percent. This figure is lower than the average for the previous three years (2017-2020), which stood at 9.2 percent.

As stated in the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report, the highest average expenditure growth in this province over the past ten years was 19.36 percent, and the lowest was 0.24 percent, with a downward trend in average expenditure. This year's average expenditure growth still recorded a higher figure than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on island, out of a total of six provinces in Sulawesi, Gorontalo's average expenditure ranks third. This year, growth in this province was lower than the national average.

Average Expenditure in Sulawesi:

• 1. North Sulawesi: Rp. 1.47 million
• 2. South Sulawesi: Rp. 1.37 million
• 3. Gorontalo: Rp. 1.36 million
• 4. Central Sulawesi: Rp. 1.31 million
• 5. Southeast Sulawesi: Rp. 1.29 million
• 6. West Sulawesi: Rp. 1.17 million