Bali Investment Stays Concentrated in Sarbagita as Badung Leads

Denpasar — Bali recorded Rp23.77 trillion (about US$1.5 billion) in investment realization through the second quarter of 2026, with around 93% concentrated in Sarbagita, the area covering Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan. Badung led the province with about Rp14 trillion (about US$0.9 billion), according to reports published Oct. 1 and updated Oct. 2.

The figures show that investment remains heavily concentrated in Bali’s southern urban and tourism corridor. Investment outside Sarbagita accounted for about 7%, while the hotel and restaurant sector contributed about Rp9 trillion (about US$0.6 billion), making it the largest sectoral source of investment through the second quarter.

Why Bali’s investment concentration matters to foreign readers

For foreign residents, visitors and businesses, the distribution helps explain why new tourism, hospitality and commercial activity continues to cluster around Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan. It also indicates that investment opportunities and development pressure are not spread evenly across the island.

Badung’s position was reinforced by separate reporting on first-semester results, which put its investment realization at Rp14.305 trillion (about US$0.9 billion). Bali’s full-year investment target for 2026 was reported as Rp47.93 trillion (about US$3.0 billion), meaning the second-quarter total had reached nearly half of that target. The reports also identified tourism and supporting services as the dominant part of the province’s investment structure.

The concentration is not new. Earlier figures cited in the reporting placed Sarbagita’s share at about 87% in 2024 and about 93% in 2025. The latest figures therefore point to a continuation of the same geographic pattern rather than a broad shift of investment toward other parts of Bali.

Sources

• detikBali — regional news organization
• Bali Post — regional news organization