BPS Boss Calls PDRB Per Riau Islands Capai 10,174 US Dollars

Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of the Republic of Indonesia Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of the Republic of Indonesia Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said that the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of the Riau Islands Province (Kepri) is above the national average.

"If the PDRB per capita Indonesia is around US $ 5,000. Riau Islands has reached US $ 10,174 per capita," Amalia said as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, May 25.

According to Amalia, this achievement places Riau Islands as one of the provinces with the highest GDRB per capita in Indonesia.

He also compared the Riau Islands Per capita GDP to the countries in the world, such as Brazil, which is currently known as one of the world's major economic powers with a per capita GRDP of 10,214 US dollars.

"The Riau Islands PDRB has surpassed Thailand with a GDP of 7.810 US dollars, one of the countries with a developing economy in Southeast Asia," Amalia said.

In addition, Amalia also said that in the first quarter of 2025, Riau Islands' economic growth grew by 5.16 percent on an annual basis or year on year (yoy), an increase compared to 5.00 percent growth in the same period the previous year.

This achievement places Riau Islands in 13th position out of 38 provinces in Indonesia. However, he stressed that the growth potential of Riau Islands is still very large, even able to grow above five percent.

One of the keys to accelerating Riau Islands economic growth is to boost the manufacturing sector, as has been proven in Bintan Regency. In the first quarter, Bintan's economic growth reached 8.9 percent, thanks to the large contribution of the sector, "explained Amalia.

In comparing the economic structure, continued Amalia, the majority of the national economy is supported by public consumption.

Meanwhile, Riau Islands is more supported by processing, exports and investments.

"This means that the Riau Islands economy is much more productive because it is driven by producing sectors," he said.

In terms of production, Riau Islands' economic growth reached 5.16 percent, with 3.69 percent of them coming from the industrial and trade sectors. In comparison, the contribution of the industrial sector at the national level is only 0.93 percent and the trade sector is 0.66 percent.

With current economic portraits, Amalia is optimistic that Riau Islands has a great opportunity to accelerate the pace of economic growth, in line with the target of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, as well as the development direction contained in the National Medium-Term Development Draft (RPJMN) and downgraded to the Riau Islands Province Medium-Term Development Draft (RPJMD).

Amelia added that BPS and the Riau Islands Provincial Government continue to improve collaboration, not only limited to providing statistical data, but also including recording economic activity appropriately, accurately and concretely.

This is considered important to read the Riau Islands economic pulses in real terms, which in the end will support better targeted policy making by local governments.

BPS is ready to support the Riau Islands Governor in formulating policies that are able to intervene in strategic sectors, with a more accurate database, said Amalia.