How Bali’s economy is measured: growth, jobs, poverty and living standards

Bali’s economy grew by 5.82 percent in 2025, according to the Bali provincial government citing Statistics Indonesia (BPS, 2026). That headline figure measures the annual change in the province’s gross regional domestic product, but it does not show how evenly growth was distributed across households, jobs and living standards.

How fast did Bali’s economy grow?

Bali recorded economic growth of 5.82 percent in 2025, compared with 5.48 percent in 2024, according to the Bali provincial government’s summary of BPS data published in 2026. The measure is cumulative year-on-year growth, not a count of tourist arrivals or hotel occupancy.

BPS’s quarterly economic reporting is the statistical source used for the province’s macroeconomic indicators. Its first-quarter 2025 report was released on June 2, 2025, while the provincial government reported the full-year result after BPS released the annual figure.

What did the growth mean per person?

Average income per person reached Rp72.66 million in 2025, according to the Bali provincial government’s 2026 account of BPS data. This is a per-capita economic measure, not the amount received by every resident and not a household salary.

The same source reported that Bali’s Gini ratio was 0.333 in 2025. The Gini ratio measures inequality, so it adds distributional context that a single growth percentage cannot provide.

Did poverty and unemployment fall?

Bali’s poverty rate was 3.42 percent in 2025, with 160.09 thousand people classified as poor, according to the provincial government citing BPS data. The reported poverty-line figure for a household was Rp2.65 million per month.

The open unemployment rate was 1.45 percent in 2025, according to the same source. This indicator measures the share of the labour force without work and actively seeking employment; it is different from the number of people outside the labour force.

How important was tourism to the result?

International visitor arrivals reached 6.94 million in 2025, while domestic tourist trips exceeded 26.6 million, according to the Bali provincial government’s 2026 summary of BPS figures. These are activity measures and should not be treated as equivalent to tourism’s share of regional output.

The figures show why Bali’s economic performance is often discussed alongside tourism, but they do not by themselves establish that tourism caused the full 5.82 percent growth rate. Economic growth is calculated from the value of goods and services produced across the province.

What broader indicator helps interpret the data?

Bali’s human development index reached 80.53 in 2025, according to the Bali provincial government’s February 2026 report citing BPS. The index combines dimensions of health, education and living standards, giving readers a broader measure than output, arrivals or employment alone.

Sources

• Pemerintah Provinsi Bali
• BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Bali Province