Indonesia sees 11.43 mln foreign tourist arrivals in nine months

JAKARTA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia welcomed 11.43 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first nine months of 2025, up 10.22 percent from the same period last year, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Monday.

In September alone, 1.39 million foreign visitors entered the country, marking a year-on-year increase of 9.04 percent.

"The largest number of foreign tourists in September came from Malaysia, Australia, and Singapore," said Pudji Ismartini, deputy for distribution and services statistics department at BPS, at a press conference.

Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport remained the busiest entry point, handling 634,482 arrivals, according to the agency.■