Bali Records 650.169 Foreign Arrivals in September
Bali recorded 650.169 foreign-tourist visits in September 2026, down 5,22 percent from August but up 2,36 percent from September 2025. The January–September total remained below 2025.
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Denpasar — Bali recorded 650.169 foreign-tourist visits in September 2026, a 5,22 percent decline from August but a 2,36 percent increase from September 2025, according to the Bali office of Statistics Indonesia, known as BPS Bali.
The new figures show a monthly slowdown even as arrivals remained above the level recorded a year earlier. The September total was reported after Bali’s tourism data had shown year-on-year growth in each of the three months from July through September, while the monthly comparison turned negative in September.
September arrivals fell as Bali’s tourism growth slowed
For foreign visitors, the figures describe a mixed picture rather than a broad collapse. The 650.169 visits recorded in September were overwhelmingly made by air: 650.134 visits came through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. Sea entrances, including Benoa, Padang Bai and Celukan Bawang ports, recorded 35 visits.
Australia remained the largest source market, with 165.100 visits. China followed with 54.284, India with 41.645, Japan with 30.322 and France with 28.405, according to the figures cited in the report.
The monthly decline was attributed by the head of BPS Bali, Agus Gede Hendrayana Hermawan, to a seasonal pattern. The September result was nevertheless 2,36 percent higher than in September 2025, indicating that the annual comparison remained positive despite the fall from August.
The report also places the September data in the context of Bali’s broader tourism performance. Hotel occupancy also declined in September, adding to signs that tourism activity softened as the quarter ended.
For foreign residents, visitors and tourism businesses, the practical meaning is that September brought fewer arrivals than August, but demand was still stronger than a year earlier. The data do not indicate that every market weakened equally: Australia continued to lead Bali’s foreign arrivals, and air travel accounted for nearly all recorded visits.
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