Overall, in 2021 economic growth will remain within the range of Bank Indonesia’s 3.2%-4.0%projection, before accelerating in 2022 to 4.7%-5.5%. Spatially, national economic growth is supported by almost all regions. The economy in nearly all regions continued to expand in the third quarter of 2021, with the highest growth recorded in the Sulawesi-Maluku-Papua (Sulampua) region, followed by Kalimantan and Sumatra.
Several regions, namely Aceh, Jambi and South Kalimantan, grew higher than the previous quarter, primarily supported by export performance in line with Mining sector improvements, particularly coal (Graph 26). Economic growth in Papua also increased on the back of continued investment activity for underground mining and final construction of the PON XX (National Sports Week) venues.