BPS: Industry-Based Provinces Record High Growth in Q2-2026

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s economy remained resilient amid global dynamics in the second quarter of 2026, growing by 5.29% year-on-year. At the provincial level, 17 of 38 provinces recorded economic growth above the national figure. The five provinces with the highest growth were North Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara, Riau Islands, Gorontalo, and Southeast Sulawesi.

North Maluku was the province with the highest economic growth in Indonesia, at 15.35% year-on-year. Industrial activity remained the main engine of North Maluku’s economy.

“The processing industry contributed 48.93% to North Maluku’s total Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP). With such a large role, this sector was able to grow 35.84% year-on-year and contributed a growth source of 13.95%,” explained Head of BPS RI, Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, in a written statement in Jakarta on Wednesday (5/8/2026).

West Nusa Tenggara recorded the second-highest economic growth, at 7.41% year-on-year. This growth was supported by increased mining activity, which grew 30.57% year-on-year, as well as processing industry growth of 7.45% amid rising activity at copper concentrate smelters in the second quarter of 2026.

A similar pattern occurred in the Riau Islands and Gorontalo. In the Riau Islands, the processing industry grew by 6.11% year-on-year, while in Gorontalo it grew strongly by 33.34% year-on-year. Meanwhile, in Southeast Sulawesi, the processing industry grew by 14.78% year-on-year and was the highest growth source at 1.48%.

“This shows that provinces with strong processing industry growth tend to record higher economic growth in the second quarter of 2026. This indicates that industrialisation is one of the main drivers of economic growth in various regions, including the five provinces with the highest economic growth in Indonesia in the second quarter of 2026,” concluded Amalia.