Bank Indonesia projects Bali’s economy in Q3/2025 will continue to grow strongly above 5%, supported by tourist visits during the peak season period.
Head of Bank Indonesia Representative Office for Bali Province, Erwin Soeriadimadja, explained that Q3/2025, namely July, August, and September, is the peak of tourist arrivals in Bali, especially international tourists. Therefore, he hopes tourist activity will drive Bali’s economic growth to remain strong during this period.
This achievement places Bali as the province with the 4th highest economic growth at the national level. Bali’s economic growth is also higher than the national figure, which grew by 5.12% (yoy).
Business Fields Grow
According to Head of Bali Province Central Statistics Bureau, Agus Gede Hendrayana Hermawan, all business fields grew in Q2/2025 (y-on-y), except for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
“The agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector recorded a contraction of 0.28 percent. If it hadn’t contracted, economic growth would have been even higher,” Agus explained as quoted from BisnisBali.
The business fields with the highest growth were accommodation and food & beverage services in first place, followed by wholesale-retail trade and corporate services, which grew by 8.61% and 7.89%, respectively.
“The accommodation and food & beverage services sector, as the largest contributor to Bali’s economy, recorded the highest growth at 13.93 percent,” Agus added.
Stable Inflation
Bali Central Statistics Bureau also recorded events in Q2/2025 in Bali. First, related to tourism activity and public consumption. International tourist visits and domestic tourist travel increased by 16.74% and 18.85% (yoy), respectively. The number of international passenger departures from I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport increased by 10.19% (yoy).
The Galungan and Kuningan holidays, followed by the 47th Bali Arts Festival and school holidays, as well as a longer holiday duration in Q2/2025 compared to the previous quarter, encouraged increased mobility and consumption among Bali’s residents.
Second, production activity, where electricity sales in the business and industrial segments increased by around 7% and 9% yoy, respectively. Investment realization, both Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Investment, increased significantly, each by more than 100 percent (y-on-y). The foreign trade balance recorded a surplus of USD 54.85 million.
Third, public purchasing power, where the inflation rate remained stable at 3.16% in June 2025. The Real Sales Index of Denpasar City is estimated to increase by 7.1%, and the Consumer Confidence Index of Denpasar City remained at an optimistic level, closing at 130.8 in June 2025.
Sources: BaliBisnis, Bisnis
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