Jakarta (The Indonesian News) – International tourist arrivals in Indonesia continued to rise, reaching 12.01 million visits from January through September 2026, up 5.01 percent from the same period last year, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
The figure marks the highest number of foreign tourist arrivals for the January–September period since 2020, said Ateng Hartono, BPS deputy for distribution and services statistics, at a news conference in Jakarta on Monday, November 2, 2026.
“Foreign tourist arrivals from January through September 2026 reached their highest level since 2020,” Ateng said.
In September alone, Indonesia recorded 1.43 million international tourist visits, a 2.31 percent increase from September 2025.
By passport nationality, the largest shares of foreign visitors in September came from Malaysia (16.76 percent), Australia (12.43 percent), China (10.76 percent), and Singapore (9.42 percent).
Foreign visitors spent an average of US$1,374.48 per trip in the third quarter of 2026, equivalent to approximately Rp24.94 million at an exchange rate of Rp18,138 per U.S. dollar. Their average length of stay was 11.01 nights, according to BPS data cited by Ateng.
“That figure increased compared with average spending in the previous quarter, the second quarter of 2026, as well as the third quarter of 2025,” he said.
Leisure and holidays were the primary reasons for visiting Indonesia, accounting for 79 percent of international tourist arrivals. The remaining visitors came for business and other personal purposes.
Among the country’s main entry points, I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali recorded one of the highest numbers of foreign tourist arrivals. It was followed by Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, and Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang.
Domestic tourism also continued to expand. BPS recorded 96.69 million domestic tourist trips in September 2026, up 2.47 percent from the same month last year.
Cumulatively, domestic tourist trips reached 938.84 million from January through September 2026, an increase of 4.10 percent compared with the same period in 2025.
Source: Press Release of the Government Communications Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (Bakom RI)
