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 The position of South Sulawesi province, in view of the Indonesian Archipelago related to the regional development is considered as very much strategic. This is due to the fact that the province is known as a gate to the eastern Indonesia.
The province has potential economic resources for wide range of business activities that may help to bring the region to reach its development target. The province was located in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago, positioned on the cross-section of western and eastern parts, northern and southern parts as well make the province function as transit area and central location of business and investment to the east Indonesia, of which, known as central services for eastern Indonesia. The province of South Sulawesi becomes the central development of agricultural, food-crops & horticulture, plantation, livestock, fishery, and mining commodities.
 The main target of the provincial development is aimed at economic growth enhancement along with economic structure shifting to the industrial and services sectors from agriculture based. To implement the development, the regional government instated "TRI PROGRAM" named mind-set changes, commodities regionalism and pick-process-sale.
Especially for commodity regionalism, the approach focused on natural resources regional management upon central production on main commodities. Presently, there are number of economic sector that might be expected to grow such as agriculture, industry trade, hotel and restaurant, tourism and mining. By maintaining production level along with sufficient processing, the regional government enables to improve regional revenues, particularly through non-oil export sectors.
In addition, regional investment policy encourages the economic growth through service centre establishment that stimulate a sustainable investment and promotion activity in cooperation with regency/municipal government as well as natural resources optimal management by inter-regencies/cities cooperation.
The total area of the province is 6,236,171 sq km. The area of South Sulawesi spread over 0°12' - 8º South Latitude and 116° 48' -122º36' East Longitude.
The average temperature ranges between 22°C - 34°C, while its rainfall varies between 2,000 mm - 2,500 mm.
The government administration is set upon 22 municipalities and 2 cities, and the largest municipality is North Luwu (1,551,312 sq km) and the smallest is Pare-Pare (9,933 km²).
GROSS REGIONAL DOMESTIC PRODUCTS
In 2001, its GRDP on constant price was Rp. 10,615,491.44 million or improved about 5.08%, higher than 2000 growth that was 4.89%. The biggest contribution comes from electricity, gas and potable water, hotel, restaurant and trading, communication of which has its own growth 14.10%, 17.90% and 15.97%, respectively.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
In 2001, the average economic growth was 5.08%.
INCOME PER CAPITA
In 2001, the income per capita was Rp. 1,345.130,-
EXPORT-IMPORT
The export value of South Sulawesi in 2000 was US$ 800.9 million and in 2001 was US$ 744.1 million, while import values in 2000 and 2001 were US$ 206 million and US$ 151.9 million respectively.
MINIMUM WAGE RATES
The minimum wage rate in 2002 was Rp. 17,000/day.
AGRICULTURE/FARMING
The South Sulawesi is the biggest food-crop producer (national rice producer) among east Indonesia regions. In 2001, its production was 3,610,659 ton that was harvested from 814,615 ha rice field area. Other main food-crop commodities were corn, sweet potato, cassava, and peanuts.
PLANTATION
In 2001, the plantation harvests that were dominant, were sugarcane, palm oil, sago, nata de coco and hybrid coconut, of which, producing 274,288 ton, 273,437 ton, 38,249 ton, 145,005 ton, and 36,561. The total area covers 307,386 ha.
FISHERY
The potential export opportunity of fishery commodities are among others lobster, seaweed, crab, sea fish, teripang, tuna and cakalang fish.
LIVESTOCK
The South Sulawesi livestock commodities have potential market for either intra islands or export. Cow and goat, are the primary export commodities due to overseas high demand, however, the overseas demand has not been meet because of limited population.
FORESTRY
In 2001, the forest area located in this province, covered 3,834,657 ha consist of 1,928,597 ha protection forest, 811,105 ha limited production forest, 203,816 ha ordinary forest, 789,066 ha PPA forest and the remaining 102,073 ha is used as conservation forest. The forestry products consist of timber and non timber (such as rattan and resin). In 2001 the total forest production in term of timber was 72,100.11 cubic. Other products: rattan and resin, 2,910.53 ton, 150 ton respectively and latex pine tree 513,046.50 ton.
MINING
The types of mining and digging materials are among others, river sand as much as 12,737.76 ton and sandstone as many as 4,288,388.33 ton. Other mines resources are clay, nickel, and marble.
(this information is taken from Wikipedia and BKPM).
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