4.5 Million Foreign Tourists Visit Bali until August 2026, Down 1.62 Per Cent

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) for Bali Province recorded 4.5 million international tourist arrivals to Bali throughout January-August 2026. This figure represents a 1.62 per cent decline compared to the same period in the previous year.

The Head of BPS Bali Province, Agus Gede Hendrayana Hermawan, stated that the number of international tourist visits to Bali from January to August 2026 reached 4,586,959 visits. This figure is 1.62 per cent lower than the 4,662,720 visits recorded during the same period last year. “So, looking at the overall figures up to August, international tourist visits to Bali are still 1.62 per cent lower,” he said on Thursday (1/10/2026).

Australia remains the largest contributor of international tourists, with 1,138,634 visits, marking a 7.06 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. This is followed by China with 401,762 visits, an increase of 6.04 per cent, then India with 352,510 visits, the United Kingdom with 202,759 visits, and South Korea with 191,386 visits.

Meanwhile, the number of domestic tourist trips to Bali during the January-August 2026 period experienced positive growth of 2.15 per cent cumulatively.

“Domestic tourist trips to Bali up to August 2026 have reached 18,155,881 trips. This figure is up 2.15 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year,” he said.

Agus explained that this growth primarily originated from intra-provincial travel, or tourist movement within the Bali region, which increased by 5.04 per cent. The number rose from 13,850,754 trips in January-August 2025 to 14,548,178 trips in the same period of 2026.

Conversely, inter-provincial travel, or domestic tourist movement from outside the Bali region, experienced a decline of 8.05 per cent. The number fell from 3,923,479 trips in January-August 2025 to 3,607,703 trips in January-August 2026.