Corruption Perception Index Falls, Corruption Increasingly Normalized

Based on a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the national Anti-Corruption Behavior Index (IPAK) in 2024 stood at 3.85 on a scale of 5, down 0.07 points compared to 2023.

"The decrease in IPAK indicates that society is more permissive towards corrupt practices," said the Acting Head of BPS, Amalia Adininggar, in a press conference on Monday (15/7/2024).

IPAK has two dimensions. First, the dimension of perception towards corrupt behavior. In 2024, this dimension had a score of 3.76 on a scale of 5, down 0.06 points compared to 2023.

"This shows that fewer people in society consider corrupt behavior to be something unnatural," said Amalia.

Second, the dimension of experience related to corruption. In 2024, this dimension had a score of 3.89 on a scale of 5, down 0.07 points compared to 2023.

According to Amalia, this indicates a relative increase in the number of people who have experienced petty corruption. Petty corruption is small-scale corruption by public officials interacting with the public.

This year's IPAK is based on a survey of a sample of 11,000 households spread across 186 regencies/cities.

The survey results were then processed into a score on a scale of 0-5, with the interpretation that the higher the score, the more anti-corruption the public is.

Conversely, the lower the score, the more permissive, open, or accepting of corrupt practices the public is assumed to be.

It should be noted that IPAK only measures perceptions related to small-scale corruption or petty corruption, and does not include large-scale corruption or grand corruption.