Steady Growth in Tourist Arrivals to Indonesia Continues in October 2013

Considering the month of October 2013, Indonesia received 719,900 foreign visitor arrivals, which constitutes a 4.59 percentage growth from October 2012 (688,300 visitors). Most tourists that entered Indonesia in October originated from its neighbouring countries. Of total foreign arrivals in October 2013, 14.7 percent came from Singapore, 13.7 percent from Malaysia, and 11.3 percent from Australia.

Tourist Arrivals in 2013:

Month	Tourist Arrivals
January	614,328
February	678,415
March	725,316
April	646,117
May	700,708
June	789,594
July	717,784
August	771,009
September	770,878
October	719,900
Total	7,134,062

^{Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)}

The Indonesian government targets to welcome nine million foreign tourists in 2013, and ten million in 2014. The government expects a sharp rise in tourists from the Asia-Pacific region as the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has been engaged in promotional activities to attract tourists from this region (particularly Singapore, China, Japan, and South Korea).

In recent years, Indonesia has shown a steady rise in foreign visitor arrivals. This is an important development as it will increase the sector's contribution towards the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and therefore provide more employment opportunities for the people.

Tourists arrivals in recent years and future forecasts:

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013¹	2014¹
Foreign Tourists (in millions)	5.51	6.23	6.32	7.00	7.65	8.04	9.00	10.00

^{¹ indicates government target
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)}

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