Tourism · 2019–2025

Bali tourism: from record arrivals to recovery and a new high

Seven years of official arrival data show the scale of Bali’s recovery—and why the pandemic break matters when operators model future demand.

2026-07-186 minPrimary sources
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6.28m2019
1.07m2020
512021
2.16m2022
5.27m2023
6.33m2024
6.95m2025
Direct foreign arrivals to Bali. Source: BPS Bali. 2021 = 51.

The long view

BPS Bali recorded 6,275,210 direct foreign arrivals in 2019. Border disruption then reduced the count to 1,069,473 in 2020 and just 51 in 2021. The series is a discontinuity, not a smooth growth curve.

Recovery accelerated from 2,155,747 arrivals in 2022 to 5,273,258 in 2023 and 6,333,360 in 2024. The 2024 total was 0.93% above the 2019 benchmark, calculated from BPS totals.

A new high in 2025

BPS reported 6,948,754 direct foreign arrivals in 2025, up 9.72% year over year and 10.73% above 2019. Australia represented 23.44% of the annual total. International flight departures through Ngurah Rai reached 39,115, up 7.72%.

What operators can—and cannot—conclude

The recovery supports a broad international-demand thesis for Bali businesses and English-first leasing materials. It does not measure Berawa footfall, domestic tourism, customer spend, tenant sales or land-price appreciation.

A 30-year site decision still needs local evidence: movement counts, access, parking, competition, catchment, concept economics and downside scenarios. Macro arrivals are context, not a revenue forecast.

Use this data carefully

Bali- or Badung-level data does not prove footfall, rent, tenant sales or price appreciation for the BERAWA 1053 parcel.

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