Lombok Investment Intelligence Report. Market Snapshot, Tourism Update & Investment Highlights

Market Snapshot

Economic Growth

Indonesia's economy expanded by 5.61% year on year during Q1 2026, while West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), home to Lombok, recorded an impressive 13.64% year on year economic growth, significantly outperforming the national average.

The strongest contributors include tourism, construction, investment, and household consumption.

Inflation

Indonesia's annual inflation reached approximately 3.34% in June 2026, remaining within Bank Indonesia's target range.

Exchange Rate

The Indonesian Rupiah traded around IDR 17,900–18,000 per US Dollar during July 2026.

Investment Flow

Indonesia recorded approximately IDR 498.8 trillion in realized investment during Q1 2026, representing annual growth of approximately 7.2%.

Consumer Purchasing Power

Domestic purchasing power remains relatively stable, supported by tourism, transportation, accommodation, food services, and other service industries.

Tourism Update

International visitor arrivals continue to increase across Indonesia, with West Nusa Tenggara recording encouraging growth through Lombok International Airport.

Improving air connectivity continues to strengthen Lombok's accessibility for both tourists and investors.

Major international events continue to position Lombok on the global tourism map, including:

• MotoGP Mandalika
• MXGP
• International Surf Competitions
• Triathlon Events
• International Yacht Rallies

Hotel occupancy across NTB continues improving compared with the previous year, while average visitor length of stay also continues to increase.

Property Market Intelligence

Strategic land values continue appreciating across Lombok's key investment areas, including:

• Kuta Mandalika
• Selong Belanak
• Are Guling
• Gerupuk
• Tampah
• Torok
• Ekas

Ocean view land, properties with excellent road access, and development ready sites continue to achieve the strongest price appreciation.

Demand from domestic and international investors remains higher than the supply of legally secure, premium development land.

Properties with complete legal documentation, realistic pricing, and strategic locations continue to achieve significantly faster sales.

Hospitality Performance

Hospitality indicators continue to improve across Lombok.

Key indicators include increasing Average Daily Rate (ADR), improving Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR), higher occupancy rates, strong demand during international events, and attractive long term investment returns for professionally managed villas and boutique resorts.

LIREP believes professionally operated hospitality assets continue offering attractive investment opportunities compared with many emerging tourism destinations across Southeast Asia.

Global Outlook

According to leading international institutions:

• World Bank continues projecting Indonesia as one of Asia's resilient emerging economies.
• IMF highlights ongoing global uncertainty driven by inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical risks.
• Knight Frank reports continued demand for hospitality and second home investments throughout Asia Pacific.
• Savills notes ongoing recovery in Asia Pacific commercial real estate investment.
• Colliers identifies hospitality and mixed use developments as attractive investment sectors.
• CBRE reports investors increasingly prioritize assets with strong fundamentals and sustainable cash flow.
• JLL continues recognizing Southeast Asia as an attractive destination for long term institutional capital.