Economic growth in Aceh in 2018 is expected to grow by 5.61 percent.
Aceh Development Framework 2018 is: (1) Economic Development (Target: Economic Growth, Declining Inequality, Poverty Reduction, Decreasing Unemployment and Decreasing Trade Deficit between Regions)
(2) Human Resources (Target: Quality of SMA / SMK / MA graduates and improvement of competitiveness, Equalization of educators, Strengthening of Vocational Education, Strengthening Aqidah, Eradication of Drugs and Improvement of Youth and Sports Achievement.
(3) Social Welfare (Target: Improvement of Habitable House, Improvement of Sanitation and Environment, and (4) Bureaucratic Reform and Information System (Target: One Data Integrated, Paperless system in the implementation of bureaucratic reform, easy and fast service)
There are many economic potentials that can be developed in Aceh. For example, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, fishery, large and retail trade, auto and motorcycle repairs, construction, government administration, transportation and warehousing, manufacturing and mining and quarrying sectors with total contributions of 82, 92 percent.
The development of Aceh in 2018 is projected at 15.86 percent and the unemployment rate of 7 percent. To support economic growth in Aceh, the government will build several national priority projects in Aceh, among others, Railway Development. In addition, the government will also build a Port and Food Security sector.