September 2022, Poverty Line in North Sulawesi Rp. 353,730 per Capita per Month

The per capita food poverty line in North Sulawesi province was Rp. 353,730 per capita per month in 2022. This figure is up by Rp. 21,823 compared to the previous semester's data, which was recorded at Rp. 331,900 per capita per month.

Looking back, the average increase in the poverty line in this province over the past three years is 3.2 percent. This figure is higher than the average for the previous three years (2016-2019), which was 2.44 percent.

This year's annual growth in the poverty line is the highest ever recorded at 9.18 percent. This is the highest growth rate in the last eight years.

The Poverty Line (PL) reflects the minimum rupiah expenditure needed by a person to meet their basic needs for a month, including both food and non-food needs.

The poverty line consists of two components. The food poverty line is the minimum expenditure for food needs, equivalent to 2100 kilocalories per capita per day. The non-food poverty line is the minimum expenditure for non-food needs such as housing, clothing, education, and health.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report, the highest semester-on-semester growth in the poverty line in this province in seven years was 6.58 percent, and the lowest was 0.07 percent, with an upward trend in the poverty line. This year's poverty line growth is still higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on the island, out of the six provinces in Sulawesi, this province has the second-highest poverty line. Compared to the national average, the growth in this province is higher.

Poverty Lines in Sulawesi:

• 1. Central Sulawesi: Rp. 423,390
• 2. North Sulawesi: Rp. 353,730
• 3. Gorontalo: Rp. 333,790
• 4. West Sulawesi: Rp. 329,200
• 5. Southeast Sulawesi: Rp. 326,260
• 6. South Sulawesi: Rp. 316,600