New Indonesian Hajj Registrants Surge 118.61 Percent in May
The Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) has revealed that interest among the Indonesian people in performing the Hajj pilgrimage remains high, marked by a surge in new registrants that exceeded monthly operational targets, reaching 118.61 per cent as of May 2026.
The Head of the BPKH Executive Body, Fadlul Imansyah, stated that the growth rate of new prospective Hajj pilgrims serves as a very positive functional indicator for the national Hajj ecosystem.
“As of May 2026, our administrative instruments recorded that the number of new Hajj registrants has reached 203,452 people. This achievement reflects high public confidence in entrusting their pilgrimage preparation funds to us,” he said during a hearing with Commission VIII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Fadlul explained that this massive growth rate of new registrants is directly proportional to the institution’s commitment to maintaining financial resilience, with the total managed Hajj funds currently amounting to Rp181.731 trillion.
To balance the growth in registration quotas, BPKH has simultaneously recorded a realised benefit value of Rp4.934 trillion, or 82.73 per cent of its periodic target, with an investment yield positioned at 6.57 per cent.
From a budget accountability perspective, Fadlul noted that BPKH has successfully suppressed internal operational expenses efficiently at Rp182.84 billion, while allocating Rp99.99 billion—or 95 per cent of the current year’s ceiling—to community benefit programmes.
For information, in the previously approved 2026 Annual Budget and Work Plan (RKAT), BPKH aims for an annual cumulative target of 459,341 pilgrims, total managed funds of Rp204.287 trillion, and a full benefit value allocation of Rp14.534 trillion by the end of the year.
In response to these dynamics, Commission VIII of the DPR RI has instructed BPKH to continue strengthening financial investment risk mitigation and to evaluate operational costs every three months. This must be implemented to guarantee the security of the funds belonging to hundreds of thousands of new registrants.