Government Responds to Indonesia's Declining Corruption Perception Index in 2025
The government, through Kurnia Ramadhana, Principal Expert Adviser at the Government Communications Agency (Bakom), has spoken out in response to Indonesia's 2025 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) falling three points to 34, placing it on a par with Nepal.
Kurnia said the government does not doubt the data released by Transparency International Indonesia (TII), given the organisation's long track record.
"What TII has conveyed — the government could not possibly doubt the data, because TII's track record is well established," Kurnia said during a discussion hosted by the Legal Journalists' Association (Iwakum) in Jakarta on Friday (20 February).
Beyond publishing the annual Corruption Perception Index, TII's findings have long served as a reference point for many countries seeking to improve their anti-corruption performance.
"Therefore, regarding the Corruption Perception Index, the government fully accepts what Transparency International has conveyed, whilst examining the areas highlighted by TI that can be improved going forward," he said.
Kurnia noted that, apart from the Corruption Perception Index, TII also highlighted the recovery of state losses — an issue the government is addressing by advancing the Asset Forfeiture Bill. He said the government therefore takes no issue with the decline in the corruption index.
"However, what the government wishes to convey is that this is not a problem. We will certainly respect, read, and further study the recommendations from TI," he said.
Previously, TII revealed that Indonesia's CPI score for 2025 stood at 34, down three points from the previous year's score of 37. This placed Indonesia at rank 109 out of 180 countries surveyed.
The CPI score is measured against aspects including bribery, diversion of public funds, the prevalence of officials using public office for personal gain, the government's capacity to combat corruption and enforce integrity effectively, legal protections for whistleblowers, journalists and investigators reporting bribery and corruption cases, as well as civil society access to information on public affairs.
Kurnia said the government does not doubt the data released by Transparency International Indonesia (TII), given the organisation's long track record.
"What TII has conveyed — the government could not possibly doubt the data, because TII's track record is well established," Kurnia said during a discussion hosted by the Legal Journalists' Association (Iwakum) in Jakarta on Friday (20 February).
Beyond publishing the annual Corruption Perception Index, TII's findings have long served as a reference point for many countries seeking to improve their anti-corruption performance.
"Therefore, regarding the Corruption Perception Index, the government fully accepts what Transparency International has conveyed, whilst examining the areas highlighted by TI that can be improved going forward," he said.
Kurnia noted that, apart from the Corruption Perception Index, TII also highlighted the recovery of state losses — an issue the government is addressing by advancing the Asset Forfeiture Bill. He said the government therefore takes no issue with the decline in the corruption index.
"However, what the government wishes to convey is that this is not a problem. We will certainly respect, read, and further study the recommendations from TI," he said.
Previously, TII revealed that Indonesia's CPI score for 2025 stood at 34, down three points from the previous year's score of 37. This placed Indonesia at rank 109 out of 180 countries surveyed.
The CPI score is measured against aspects including bribery, diversion of public funds, the prevalence of officials using public office for personal gain, the government's capacity to combat corruption and enforce integrity effectively, legal protections for whistleblowers, journalists and investigators reporting bribery and corruption cases, as well as civil society access to information on public affairs.