Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (i) untuk mengetahui sektor basis ekonomi yang dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi di Kota Tarakan, (ii) untuk mengetahui sektor ekonomi yang mempunyai potensi daya saing kompetitif dan komparatif di Kota Tarakan, (iii) untuk mengetahui sektor ekonomi yang mempunyai potensi daya saing kompetitif dan spesialisasi di Kota Tarakan. Analisis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan: Location Quotien (LQ), Metode Ratio Pertumbuhan (MRP), Analisis Overlay dan Analisis Shift Share. Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa analisis location quotient (LQ) mempunyai 14 sektor basis di Kota Tarakan, yaitu sektor industri pengolahan, sektor pengadaan listrik dan gas, sektor pengadaan air, pengelolaan sampah, limbah dan daur ulang, sektor kontruksi, sektor perdagangan besar dan eceran; reparasi mobil dan sepeda motor, sektor transportasi dan pergudangan, sektor penyediaan akomodasi dan makan minum, sektor informasi dan komunikasi, sektor jasa keuangan, sektor real estate, sektor jasa perusahaan, sektor jasa pendidikan, sektor jasa kesehatan dan kegiatan sosial serta sektor jasa lainnya. Hasil analisis MRP dan overlay menunjukkan bahwa sektor yang memiliki potensi daya saing kompetitif dan komperatif adalah sektor konstruksi, sektor perdagangan besar dan eceran; reparasi mobil dan sepeda, sektor transportasi dan pergudangan, sektor penyediaan akomodasi dan makan minum, sektor informasi dan komunikasi, sektor jasa keuangan, sektor real estate, sektor jasa pendidikan, sektor jasa kesehatan dan kegiatan sosial serta sektor jasa lainnya. Analisis shift share menunjukkan bahwa sektor industri pengolahan, sektor kontruksi, sektor perdagangan besar dan eceran; reperasi mobil dan sepeda motor, sektor transportasi dan pergudangan, sektor penyediaan akomodasi dan makan minum, sektor informasi dan komunikasi, sektor jasa keuangan, sektor real estate, sektor jasa pendidikan, sektor jasa kesehatan dan kegiatan sosial, serta sektor jasa lainnya merupakan sektor yang memiliki keunggulan/daya saing kompetitif maupun spesialisasi di Kota Tarakan.

The purpose of this study is (i) to determine the economic base sector that can increase economic growth in Tarakan City, (ii) to determine the economic sector that has the potential for competitive and comparative competitiveness in Tarakan City, (iii) to determine the economic sector that has potential for competitive competitiveness and specialization in Tarakan City. The analysis in this study uses: Location Quotien (LQ), Growth Ratio Method (MRP), Overlay Analysis and Analysis Shift Share. The results in this study indicate that the analysis location quotient (LQ) has 14 basic sectors in Tarakan City, namely the processing industry sector, the electricity and gas procurement sector, the water supply sector, waste management, waste and recycling, the construction sector, the wholesale trade sector and retail; car and motorcycle repair, transportation and warehousing sector, accommodation and food and beverage supply sector, information and communication sector, financial services sector, real estate sector, corporate services sector, education services sector, health services sector and social activities and other service sectors. The results of the MRP and analysis overlay show that the sectors that have the potential for competitive and comparative competitiveness are the construction sector, wholesale and retail trade sector; car and bicycle repair, the transportation and warehousing sector, the accommodation and food and beverage supply sector, the information and communication sector, the financial services sector, the real estate sector, the education services sector, the health services sector and social activities and other service sectors. The analysis shift share shows that the manufacturing sector, the construction sector, the wholesale and retail trade sector; repair of cars and motorcycles, the transportation and warehousing sector, the accommodation and food and drink supply sector, the information and communication sector, the financial services sector, the real estate sector, the education services sector, the health services sector and social activities, and other service sectors are sectors that have competitive advantage/competitiveness and specialization in Tarakan City.