Malaysia has firmly cemented its position as Indonesia's top source of foreign visitors. It consistently held the number one spot throughout 2025.
Indonesia's total foreign tourist arrivals in 2025 rose by 10.80% to 15.39 million. This marks the highest level in six years and falls within the government’s target range of 14 to 16 million visitors.
Malaysia led with a 17.2% share of total arrivals. This reflects the strong and enduring cross-border tourism between the two neighboring countries.
Malaysia remained the largest contributor throughout the year. It consistently ranked first each month and accounted for around 14 to 15% of total arrivals in several periods.
Australia followed as the second-largest market. This was driven by strong leisure demand, especially to Bali. Singapore ranked third, while China placed fourth among the top source markets.
Entry data show that air travel dominated international arrivals. About 79.2% of tourists arrived by air, 17.1% by sea, and 3.8% by land.
Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali remained the main entry point. It was followed by Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. Together, these two airports handled nearly 90% of all air arrivals.
Indonesia’s Travel and Tourism sector grew by 12.2% in 2024. It reached nearly IDR 1,131 trillion and contributed 5.1% to the national economy. The sector also supported more than 12.5 million jobs.
International tourism spending increased by 22.3% to IDR 291 trillion. This highlights the sector’s growing economic importance.
Looking ahead, the government targets 16.0 to 17.6 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2026. This reflects strong confidence in continued recovery and growth.
With Malaysia leading year after year, the tourism corridor between the two countries remains one of the most active in Southeast Asia.
