Tourism Recovers, Increase in Balinese Household Spending Highest Nationally in 2023

A report from Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that the average per capita expenditure in March 2023 was Rp1,451,870 per month, a 9.35% increase year-on-year (yoy).

This figure includes total expenditure on food and non-food consumption, and is an average of both rural and urban populations.

BPS stated that the average monthly per capita expenditure in all provinces in March 2023 increased compared to March 2022. The highest increase was in Bali at 20.72% (yoy).

According to BPS, the high increase in average monthly per capita expenditure in Bali is due to the improvement in the tourism sector, which was previously severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on the BPS Bali Provincial release, there was a significant increase in the number of foreign tourist visits from 14,620 in March 2022 to 370,832 in March 2023. This is an almost 25-fold increase within the last year.

BPS stated that this indirectly impacted the economy of the Balinese population, both in terms of income and expenditure.

Overall, BPS estimates that the national average per capita expenditure in March 2023 increased due to various factors, including inflation, increased economic growth, and a decrease in the open unemployment rate.

Here is a list of the 10 provinces with the highest increase in average monthly per capita expenditure from March 2022 to March 2023:

1. Bali: 20.72%
2. Yogyakarta Special Region: 16.97%
3. North Maluku: 16.71%
4. East Java: 13.59%
5. Jambi: 12.86%
6. Lampung: 11.91%
7. Bengkulu: 11.37%
8. Jakarta Special Capital Region: 10.55%
9. West Papua: 10.34%
10. East Kalimantan: 10.17%

Here are the 10 provinces with the lowest increase in average monthly per capita expenditure from March 2022 to March 2023:

1. South Kalimantan: 3.53%
2. West Papua: 3.83%
3. Aceh: 3.88%
4. Bangka Belitung Islands: 4.43%
5. West Sumatra: 5.13%
6. South Sumatra: 5.32%
7. Southeast Sulawesi: 5.5%
8. Central Kalimantan: 5.79%
9. Maluku: 5.84%
10. North Sulawesi: 6.35%