2027 Hajj Costs Likely to Rise, Government Seeks to Ease Burden on Pilgrims

The government is currently drafting projections for the 1448 Hijri/2027 AD Hajj Pilgrimage Costs (BPIH) amid a challenging global economic landscape. Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak stated that although several cost components are expected to rise, the government is ensuring the financial burden on pilgrims will be kept as low as possible, in line with the President’s directive. “The government has been ordered to find the best scheme so that the public can still easily perform the Hajj pilgrimage even though global economic conditions are difficult,” Dahnil said in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday (30/6/2026). Dahnil explained that the BPIH increase is influenced by various external factors, ranging from global economic uncertainty due to geopolitical conflicts and international inflation, to Saudi Arabian government policies that directly impact Hajj service costs. Additionally, several cost components have risen, including flight costs due to increased avtur prices, accommodation and service costs in Saudi Arabia, and changes to service standards. “The Saudi Arabian government has also eliminated category D services, so all services have been upgraded to category C, which automatically increases Hajj service costs,” Dahnil said. Besides the rise in avtur prices affecting flight tariffs, the increase in the price of goods and services in Saudi Arabia is also a significant factor in drafting next year’s Hajj cost projections. The government is currently conducting comprehensive discussions on all cost components with relevant stakeholders regarding the BPIH amount for 1448 H/2027 M. “The principle is that services improve, but the public’s burden must still be eased,” he stated. Under the scheme being reviewed, the Hajj financing proportion is projected to change. In the 2026 Hajj operation, the benefit value derived from the management of Hajj funds contributed approximately 39 percent, while around 61 percent was borne by the pilgrims. For the 2027 Hajj operation, the government is striving to reverse this composition.