"Based on data, it stood at 5.82 percent, the highest in the last seven years," Bali BPS Chief Agus Gede Hendrayana Hermawan said in Denpasar, Bali, on Thursday.
The 5.82 percent growth outperformed Bali's pre-pandemic growth of 5.60 percent in 2019.
It also marks a significant milestone in the island's recovery following sharp contractions in 2020 (-9.34 percent) and 2021 (-2.46 percent), and steady gains in 2022 (4.84 percent), 2023 (5.72 percent), and 2024 (5.48 percent).
In terms of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), Bali's cumulative value from January to December 2025 reached Rp177.99 trillion (approximately US$10.5 billion), up from Rp168.20 trillion during the same period the previous year.
"Our economy growth experienced a deep contraction during COVID-19. After that, we gradually began recording growth starting in 2022, and it has continued to improve, with 2025 marking our highest growth rate yet," Hermawan remarked.
Based on the business sector, tourism remained the largest contributor to Bali's economic growth throughout 2025. Specifically, the accommodation and food & beverage category accounted for 22.27 percent of the GRDP.
Meanwhile, on the expenditure side, household consumption contributed the most in 2025, accounting for 52.52 percent. This sector recorded a cumulative growth of 5.47 percent.
Given the good performance in 2025, the Head of the Bali Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda), I Wayan Wiasthana Ika Putra, stated that the island's economy has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"All our macro development indicators have shown significant progress. For example, this economic growth is the highest in the last seven years, meaning that Bali's economy has truly recovered," he remarked.
Despite the positive trend, the agency is still reviewing high-performing sectors to ensure they can be sustained, while also assessing weaker categories.
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