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Bali H1 2026: 3.2 million foreign visitors, Russia ranks seventh

Bali received about 3.2 million foreign visitors in the first half of 2026, 2.42% fewer than a year earlier. Russia ranked seventh among source countries with 109,595 visits.

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Key points

  • 3.2 million arrivals in January to June against 3.28 million a year earlier
  • Australia sent 802,837 visitors, or 25.06% of the total
  • Russia ranked seventh with 109,595 visits, ahead of France, Malaysia and Singapore

Half year totals

According to BPS (Statistics Indonesia), about 3.2 million foreign visitors arrived in Bali between January and June 2026. In the same period a year earlier the figure was 3.28 million, so arrivals fell 2.42%.

Almost all came by air, with 3.18 million visits. Only 15,590 people arrived by sea.

That averages about 534,000 foreign visitors a month. The shortfall against last year came to roughly 80,000 visits over six months.

The top ten

Australia remains the leading market with 802,837 visits, or 25.06% of the total. China (285,120), India (278,056), the UK (138,164) and the US (134,519) follow.

The rest of the top ten were South Korea (134,021), Russia (109,595), France (105,506), Malaysia (99,604) and Singapore (91,749). All other countries together accounted for about 1.02 million visits.

June on its own

The BPS Bali release for June says arrivals rose 4.63% from May, when 578,251 visits were recorded. Australians made up 25.9% of June arrivals.

The half year closed below last year. Still, the market remains broad: apart from Australia, no single country accounts for more than 9% of arrivals.

Russia, Asia and Australia

For the Russian speaking market it is notable that Russia finished ahead of France, Malaysia and Singapore. The gap with France is small, at about 4,000 visits.

China and India are almost level at 285,000 and 278,000 visits. Together they make up more than 17% of half year arrivals. Australia alone accounts for more than a quarter.

What it means for investors

Bali relies heavily on one market, with one visitor in four coming from Australia. Russia is consistently in the top ten, which matters for villas aimed at Russian speaking guests. When assessing yield, look at how diversified your guest base is and how arrivals from your key countries are trending.

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Q&A

How many Russian tourists visited Bali in the first half of 2026?

109,595 visits according to BPS, placing Russia seventh among source countries.

Source
Databoks (Katadata), published August 4, 2026, language: Indonesian
Also checked: BPS Bali

Prepared by the DOMA editorial team from public reports, with the original source linked above. This is a news review, not legal or tax advice. Not a public offer.

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