Government Consumption PDB Increased by 8.06% in Q2 2021

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded government consumption expenditure in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current prices (ADHK) of Rp 210.73 trillion in Q2 2021. This figure grew by 8.06% compared to Q2 2020 (year-on-year/yoy).

The details show that collective consumption expenditure grew by 8.9% to Rp 126.44 trillion (yoy), and individual consumption expenditure grew by 6.83% to Rp 84.29 trillion (yoy).

Compared to Q1 2021 (quarter-to-quarter/q-to-q), government consumption expenditure grew by 2.9%. This comprises a 36.83% growth in collective consumption expenditure (q-to-q) and an 18.95% growth in individual consumption expenditure (q-to-q).

Cumulatively in the first half of 2021 (cumulative-to-cumulative/c-to-c), government consumption expenditure grew by 5.49%. Specifically, collective consumption expenditure grew by 2.78% (c-to-c), and individual consumption expenditure grew by 9.57% (c-to-c).

Indonesia's GDP based on expenditure in the April-June 2021 period grew by 7.07% (yoy) and also grew by 3.31% compared to the January-March 2021 period (q-to-q). Cumulatively in the first half of the year, it grew by 3.1% compared to the first half of last year (c-to-c).

Government consumption expenditure in the second quarter of this year amounted to Rp 355.55 trillion. This means its contribution to the national GDP was only 8.51% of the total Rp 4,175.84 trillion.