How many foreign tourists arrived in Bali in January 2026?
Official Bali tourism data recorded 502,205 direct foreign arrivals in January 2026, down 5.23% from January 2025; here is what the figure counts and where later updates are published.
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Bali’s official tourism data show that direct foreign arrivals reached 502,205 in January 2026, while the same month in 2025 recorded 529,897. The figures are temporary data, so they describe arrivals recorded at that stage rather than a forecast or a guarantee of future travel conditions, according to Bali’s Tourism Office, 2026.
How many foreign visitors arrived in Bali in January 2026?
The Bali Government Tourism Office recorded 502,205 direct foreign-tourist arrivals in January 2026. Its published spreadsheet identifies the figure as temporary data and compares it with 529,897 direct arrivals in January 2025, according to the Bali Government Tourism Office, 2026.
Did arrivals increase or decrease from the previous year?
The January 2026 figure was lower than the January 2025 figure. The Tourism Office reported a decrease of 5.23% compared with January 2025, according to the Bali Government Tourism Office, 2026.
Does the figure cover every visitor to Bali?
No. The published measure is labelled “direct foreign tourist arrivals to Bali by nationality by month”, so it counts direct foreign arrivals and is not presented as a total for all domestic and international visitors combined, according to the Bali Government Tourism Office, 2026.
Where can travellers check later monthly updates?
The Bali Government Tourism Office maintains a statistics page with monthly releases, including a July 2026 release published on September 2, 2026. The page also lists materials covering distribution, length of stay, room occupancy and domestic visits, according to the Bali Government Tourism Office, 2026.
BPS-Statistics Indonesia’s Bali office separately identifies tourism statistics as covering visitor activity, overnight stays, expenditure, purposes of visits and tourism infrastructure. That broader statistical scope means individual tourism indicators should be read according to their stated definitions, according to BPS-Statistics Indonesia Bali Province, 2025.
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