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Riau is the main province contributing the largest economic growth on the island of Sumatra. In the third quarter of 2016, this province, the largest oil and gas producer in Indonesia, supported Sumatra's economic growth by 24.16 percent. North Sumatra is the next largest contributor, with a share of 22.5 percent.
Besides these two provinces, eight other provinces contributed less than 15 percent. The three provinces with the smallest contributions are Aceh, Bangka Belitung Islands, and Lampung.
Nationally, Sumatra is the largest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) after Java. In the third quarter of 2016, Sumatra's contribution reached 22 percent. Java still dominates with 58 percent.
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