Bali economy growth: how much did tourism contribute in 2025?

Bali’s economy grew 5.82% year on year in 2025, according to Bank Indonesia’s February 2026 provincial economic report. The same report links the performance partly to tourism, with 1.65 million international visitors recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025, while official tourism statistics provide a broader view of the sector’s scale.

How fast did Bali’s economy grow?

Bali’s economy expanded 5.82% year on year in 2025, according to Bank Indonesia, 2026. That was higher than the 5.48% growth recorded in 2024, Bank Indonesia said.

How important was tourism to that result?

Tourism remained a visible part of the economic picture. Bank Indonesia reported 1.65 million international visitors to Bali in the fourth quarter of 2025, and said tourism-related activity helped support growth.

The provincial tourism office’s 2025 statistics provide the sector-wide context: Bali recorded 7.05 million international visitors and about 9.3 million domestic tourists during 2025, according to the Bali Tourism Office, 2026.

What does the visitor count mean for Bali?

The tourism office reported a combined total of 16.3 million visitor trips in 2025, compared with a Bali population of about 4.5 million people, according to the Bali Tourism Office, 2026. These are visitor trips, not a count of unique people resident in Bali.

The figures help explain why tourism conditions matter beyond hotels and attractions: Bank Indonesia identified accommodation, food services and trade among the activities connected with Bali’s economic performance in 2025.

Is the growth spread evenly across the economy?

The reported growth rate describes Bali’s overall economy, not every business or household. Bank Indonesia’s provincial report said the fourth-quarter economy grew 5.86% year on year, while full-year growth reached 5.82%.

Visitor numbers also do not measure the same thing as economic output. They show the scale of travel activity, while the growth rate covers the province’s economy as a whole.

What should readers watch next?

The official figures make tourism an important indicator for Bali’s economic outlook, but they do not establish that every increase in visitor numbers produces an equal increase in household income. Future assessments will depend on updated economic, tourism and inflation data from the relevant authorities.

Sources

• Bank Indonesia
• Bali Government Tourism Office