Saudi Arabian Tourists Spend an Average of 12 Days in Indonesia

Foreign tourists (tourists from abroad) from Saudi Arabia spend an average of 12 days in Indonesia. This is the longest visit compared to other Asian countries visiting Indonesia. Based on 2015 data from the Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik), tourists from Saudi Arabia spent 12.27 days, followed by Pakistan with 9.35 days, and Bangladesh in third place with an average visit of 7.63 days.

Overall, foreign tourists in Indonesia in 2015 spent an average of 8.53 days per visit, an increase of 11.35 percent from 2014, which was 7.66 days per visit.

King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia is scheduled to visit Indonesia from March 1-9, 2017. In addition to a state visit in Jakarta, the entourage also plans to visit Bali. This is the first visit by a Saudi Arabian King to Indonesia since 1970. This visit is part of his tour of several Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, China, and Japan.