Bangka Belitung Islands Province: Average Expenditure Increased by 7.97% (December 2022 Data)

The average per capita monthly expenditure for food and non-food items in Bangka Belitung Islands province was Rp. 1.65 million in 2022. This figure is up by Rp. 122,106.41 compared to the previous year's figure of Rp. 1.53 million.

Average expenditure in Bangka Belitung Islands in December increased higher than the previous period. Historically, the province recorded its lowest growth two years ago in December 2020 at 0.54 percent. This year, the average expenditure in Bangka Belitung Islands grew by 7.97 percent.

As stated in the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, the highest average expenditure growth in this province in nine years was 12.3 percent and the lowest was 0.54 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 the island, out of a total of 10 provinces in Sumatra, this province ranks second in average expenditure. Meanwhile, compared to the national average, growth in this province is recorded as higher.

The following is a list of average expenditures in Sumatra:

• 1. Riau Islands: Rp. 1.83 million


• 2. Bangka Belitung Islands: Rp. 1.65 million


• 3. Riau: Rp. 1.43 million


• 4. West Sumatra: Rp. 1.34 million


• 5. Jambi: Rp. 1.26 million


• 6. North Sumatra: Rp. 1.22 million


• 7. Bengkulu: Rp. 1.2 million


• 8. Aceh: Rp. 1.18 million


• 9. South Sumatra: Rp. 1.15 million


• 10. Lampung: Rp. 1.07 million