Indonesia's foreign tourist arrivals plummeted by 64.1% due to the impact of COVID-19.
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The number of foreign tourist visits (international tourists) to Indonesia in March 2020 was only 471,000, a 64.11% decrease from the previous year's 1.3 million visits. The same trend occurred when compared to February 2020, showing a 45.5% decrease from 864,000 visits.
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded the highest decline in tourist visits from the Middle East. A decrease of 80.3% was recorded, from 19,400 to 3,800 visits.
Cumulatively (January-March 2020), the number of foreign tourists to Indonesia totaled 2.6 million visits. This figure also represents a 30.62% decrease from the same period the previous year, which saw 3.8 million visits.
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