The research was aimed to determine the characteristics of growth among the region, basic of sectors in province and regency/ town, regional share and national share position in deciding to the economics growth among the region during 1996 to 2002 period. The result could be useful as basic consideration to deciding the development planning in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province.The purposive metode was used to determine the sample and the PDB and PDRB data were used in according to constant price in 1993. Klassen tipology, location quotient analysis (LQ) and mix and share analysis were used in this research.In the klassen tipology analysis, were found one as the retarted region characteristics (North Aceh Regency) eight regions as the growing region characteristics. And that included in the relatively back region characteristics and one as the relatively back region (West Aceh Regency).LQ analysis resulted, that there were 3 basic sectors in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, an agriculture sector; mining and quarrying sector; communication and transportation sector. At regency/town level, agriculture sector was the basic sector for 7 regions. Manufacturing Industries Sector was the basic sector in East Aceh Regency. The electricity, gas and water supply were the basic sector for 9 regions. Construction sector was the basic sector for 8 region. Trade, restaurant and hotel were the basic sector in 8 regions. The communication and transportation were the basic sector for 7 regions. Finance, Rent of Building and Business Services were the basic sector in 5 regions. Services sector was the basic sector for 9 regions but only sector was non basic sector (North Aceh Regency).Based on the mix and share analysis were found that the economic growth of nine regions were determined of regional share and one region was determined of national share (North Aceh Regency).