September 2022, Poverty Line in Lampung is IDR 406,730 per Capita per Month

The per capita food poverty line in Lampung province was Rp. 406,730 per capita per month in 2022. This figure is up by Rp. 21,963 compared to the previous semester's data, which was recorded at Rp. 384,770 per capita per month.

Looking at historical data from the past few years, this is the highest poverty line growth ever recorded in the province in the last three years. The lowest previous growth was recorded at 0.82 percent in September 2020.

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.

As stated in the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report, the highest semester-on-semester growth of the poverty line in the province in seven years was 5.71 percent, and the lowest was 0.65 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 island, Lampung province's poverty line ranks ninth out of 10 provinces in Sumatra. This year, growth in this province is lower than the national average.

The following is a list of poverty lines in Sumatra:

• 1. Bangka Belitung Islands: Rp. 622,070
• 2. West Sumatra: Rp. 495,820
• 3. Riau Islands: Rp. 491,240
• 4. Riau: Rp. 475,490
• 5. Aceh: Rp. 468,250
• 6. Bengkulu: Rp. 457,880
• 7. North Sumatra: Rp. 448,620
• 8. Jambi: Rp. 443,290
• 9. Lampung: Rp. 406,730
• 10. South Sumatra: Rp. 379,880