BPS: Average Expenditure in West Nusa Tenggara Increased by 17.92% (December 2023 Data)

Average per capita monthly expenditure for food and non-food items in West Nusa Tenggara province was Rp. 1.37 million in 2023. This figure is up by Rp. 208,046.93 compared to the previous year's figure of Rp. 1.16 million.

Average expenditure in West Nusa Tenggara in December increased more significantly compared to the previous period. Historically, the province recorded its lowest growth at 12.166666666666666 months ago in December 2022, namely -3.08 percent. This year, average expenditure in West Nusa Tenggara grew by 17.92 percent.

Looking back, the average increase in average expenditure over the past three years was 7.65 percent. This figure is lower than the average for the previous three years (2017-2020), which stood at 10.63 percent.

As stated in the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report, the highest average expenditure growth in the province over the past ten years was 17.92 percent and the lowest was 3.08 percent, with a downward trend in average expenditure. This year's average expenditure growth is still higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on island, the average expenditure of West Nusa Tenggara province ranks seventh out of a total of nine provinces in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara. This year, growth in this province is lower than the national average.

The following is a list of average expenditures in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara:

• 1. DKI Jakarta: Rp. 3.05 million
• 2. Yogyakarta: Rp. 1.99 million
• 3. Banten: Rp. 1.9 million
• 4. Bali: Rp. 1.81 million
• 5. West Java: Rp. 1.68 million
• 6. East Java: Rp. 1.43 million
• 7. West Nusa Tenggara: Rp. 1.37 million
• 8. Central Java: Rp. 1.32 million
• 9. East Nusa Tenggara: Rp. 1.09 million