JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced that Indonesia's economic growth in the second quarter of 2025 reached 5.12 percent year on year (yoy).
Meanwhile, when compared to the first quarter of 2025, which recorded a growth of 4.87 percent (yoy), the economy in the second quarter also experienced a quarterly increase (quarter to quarter/qtq) of 4.04 percent.
Deputy for Balance and Statistics Analysis of BPS Moh. Edy Mahmud stated that the islands of Java and Sumatra contributed 56.94 percent and 22.20 percent of national gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2025, respectively.
"Spatially, the economy is growing throughout the region. The Sumatra and Java regions show strong economic growth in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2024," he said at a press conference, Tuesday, August 5.
Next, the island of Kalimantan was 8.09 percent, Sulawesi was 7.21 percent, Bali and Nusa Tenggara was 2.83 percent, and Maluku and Papua was 2.73 percent of gross domestic product.
He conveyed that the manufacturing, trade, agriculture, and information and communication sectors are the main pillars of driving the national economy.
Edy added that the island of Java recorded economic growth of 5.24 percent spatially, making it one of the areas with the highest growth, only slightly below the island of Sulawesi, which grew by 5.83 percent.
Meanwhile, these two regions experienced a significant economic increase, especially due to the rise of the manufacturing sector.
Furthermore, the island with the next highest growth was Sumatra Island at 4.96 percent, Kalimantan Island at 4.95 percent, Bali and Nusa Tenggara at 3.73 percent, and Maluku and Papua islands at 3.33 percent.
Meanwhile, DKI Jakarta Province is the largest contributor to growth with a contribution of 1.45 percent on the island of Java and three sectors that dominate growth in this region are the manufacturing, trade, and information and communication industries.
Meanwhile, on the island of Sumatra, North Sumatra Province was recorded as the largest contributor to regional economic growth with a contribution of 1.09 percent.
The main source of growth in the Sumatra region is the manufacturing, agriculture and trade industries. The province that provides the highest source of economic growth is North Sumatra, with a growth contribution of 1.09 percent," he explained.
Meanwhile, the economic growth of the islands of Bali and Nusa Tenggara is supported by the accommodation and food sector, the processing industry, and trade. Then, the Province of Bali became the largest growth place in the region with a share of 2.79 percent.
As for the island of Kalimantan, growth is supported by the manufacturing, agriculture and trade industry sector, while on the island of Sulawesi, growth is driven by the manufacturing, trade and mining industries.
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Next, the islands of Maluku and Papua showed quite good growth, especially thanks to the manufacturing, trade and agricultural sectors.
"The province that provides the highest source of economic growth in Maluku and Papua is North Maluku Province, with a growth contribution of 4.82 percent," he said.
Overall, the national economic structure in the second quarter of 2025 is still driven by domestic forces, with Java and Sumatra as the main drivers of growth.
Meanwhile, this encouraging performance reinforces optimism for the sustainability of the national economic recovery in the future, along with increasing community mobility, investment growth, and industrial activities in various regions.
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