West Java's Average Expenditure Increased by 4.72% (December 2022 Data)

The average per capita monthly expenditure for food and non-food items in West Java province was Rp. 1.44 million in 2022. This figure is up by Rp. 64,735.02 compared to the previous year's figure of Rp. 1.37 million.

Over the past three years, the average annual increase in expenditure has been 4.23 percent. This is lower than the average for the previous three years (2016-2019), which was 10.75 percent.

As stated in the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report, the highest average expenditure growth in the province over the past nine years was 12.99 percent, and the lowest was 3.6 percent, with an overall downward trend in average expenditure. This year's average expenditure growth is lower than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on island, West Java's average expenditure ranks fifth out of nine provinces in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara. Compared to the national average, however, the province's growth is higher.

Average Expenditures in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara:

• 1. DKI Jakarta: Rp. 2.53 million
• 2. Banten: Rp. 1.62 million
• 3. Yogyakarta Special Region: Rp. 1.48 million
• 4. Bali: Rp. 1.44 million
• 5. West Java: Rp. 1.44 million
• 6. East Java: Rp. 1.17 million
• 7. West Nusa Tenggara: Rp. 1.16 million
• 8. Central Java: Rp. 1.12 million
• 9. East Nusa Tenggara: Rp. 884,102.08