The Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that the contribution to economic growth in 2021 was still centered on the island of Java at 57.89 percent. "Partially, it can be seen that until 2021 the economy is still concentrated in Java, where Java Island provides a 57.89 percent share," said BPS Head Margo Yuwono at a press conference on the release of GDP for the fourth quarter of 2021, Monday (7/2). Throughout 2021, Java's economic growth was recorded at 3.66 percent or lower than the national rate of 3.69 percent. The share of growth was followed by Sumatra Island which amounted to 21.7 percent. Throughout last year, Sumatra recorded a growth of 3.18 percent. Then, Kalimantan Island with the third-largest contribution recorded a growth of 3.18 percent. Kalimantan Island contributes 8.25 percent of the total national growth.
This situation is inversely proportional to the growth in the islands of Maluku and Papua, which more than doubled above the national growth, which was 10.09 percent. Meanwhile, its contribution to the Indonesian economy is only 2.49 percent. According to Margo, the surge in growth in Maluku and Papua was contributed by the increase in mining activities, especially metal ore, nickel, gold, and silver. In addition, growth also comes from increased construction or construction in preparation for the National Sports Week (PON) which was held last year in Jayapura, Papua. "In Papua, there is an increase in metal ore mining activity, especially copper, gold production, and an increase in PON construction activities. This is what drives Maluku and Papua in 2021 to grow quite high at 10.9 percent," Margo explained. Meanwhile, Sulawesi Island contributed 6.89 percent of the total national growth. Growth on the island over the past year was slightly higher than the national one, which was 5.67 percent. At the very last, Bali and Nusa Tenggara only contributed 0.07 percent nationally with a record growth of 2.78 percent.
