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Clientelism index in Indonesia

Indonesia: Clientelism index was 0.713 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.713
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
40th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.713
in 2025
All-time low
0.279
in 1950
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Clientelism index in Indonesia, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.713 for clientelism index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Indonesia peaked at 0.713 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.279, in 1950.

That places Indonesia 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Clientelism index in Indonesia, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.673 —
1901 0.673 +0.0%
1902 0.673 +0.0%
1903 0.673 +0.0%
1904 0.673 +0.0%
1905 0.673 +0.0%
1906 0.673 +0.0%
1907 0.673 +0.0%
1908 0.673 +0.0%
1909 0.673 +0.0%
1910 0.673 +0.0%
1911 0.673 +0.0%
1912 0.673 +0.0%
1913 0.673 +0.0%
1914 0.673 +0.0%
1915 0.673 +0.0%
1916 0.673 +0.0%
1917 0.673 +0.0%
1918 0.673 +0.0%
1919 0.673 +0.0%
1920 0.673 +0.0%
1921 0.673 +0.0%
1922 0.673 +0.0%
1923 0.673 +0.0%
1924 0.673 +0.0%
1925 0.673 +0.0%
1926 0.673 +0.0%
1927 0.673 +0.0%
1928 0.673 +0.0%
1929 0.673 +0.0%
1930 0.673 +0.0%
1931 0.673 +0.0%
1932 0.673 +0.0%
1933 0.673 +0.0%
1934 0.673 +0.0%
1935 0.673 +0.0%
1936 0.673 +0.0%
1937 0.673 +0.0%
1938 0.673 +0.0%
1939 0.673 +0.0%
1940 0.673 +0.0%
1941 0.673 +0.0%
1942 0.705 +4.8%
1943 0.705 +0.0%
1944 0.705 +0.0%
1945 0.535 -24.1%
1946 0.499 -6.7%
1947 0.499 +0.0%
1948 0.499 +0.0%
1949 0.365 -26.9%
1950 0.279 -23.6%
1951 0.279 +0.0%
1952 0.279 +0.0%
1953 0.279 +0.0%
1954 0.279 +0.0%
1955 0.295 +5.7%
1956 0.339 +14.9%
1957 0.339 +0.0%
1958 0.339 +0.0%
1959 0.397 +17.1%
1960 0.561 +41.3%
1961 0.561 +0.0%
1962 0.561 +0.0%
1963 0.561 +0.0%
1964 0.561 +0.0%
1965 0.561 +0.0%
1966 0.591 +5.3%
1967 0.606 +2.5%
1968 0.524 -13.5%
1969 0.524 +0.0%
1970 0.435 -17.0%
1971 0.488 +12.2%
1972 0.542 +11.1%
1973 0.542 +0.0%
1974 0.542 +0.0%
1975 0.542 +0.0%
1976 0.542 +0.0%
1977 0.615 +13.5%
1978 0.625 +1.6%
1979 0.625 +0.0%
1980 0.625 +0.0%
1981 0.639 +2.2%
1982 0.639 +0.0%
1983 0.639 +0.0%
1984 0.639 +0.0%
1985 0.639 +0.0%
1986 0.639 +0.0%
1987 0.626 -2.0%
1988 0.621 -0.8%
1989 0.621 +0.0%
1990 0.578 -6.9%
1991 0.578 +0.0%
1992 0.575 -0.5%
1993 0.573 -0.3%
1994 0.573 +0.0%
1995 0.573 +0.0%
1996 0.573 +0.0%
1997 0.58 +1.2%
1998 0.6 +3.4%
1999 0.524 -12.7%
2000 0.515 -1.7%
2001 0.515 +0.0%
2002 0.488 -5.2%
2003 0.488 +0.0%
2004 0.516 +5.7%
2005 0.526 +1.9%
2006 0.526 +0.0%
2007 0.526 +0.0%
2008 0.526 +0.0%
2009 0.538 +2.3%
2010 0.548 +1.9%
2011 0.548 +0.0%
2012 0.548 +0.0%
2013 0.578 +5.5%
2014 0.597 +3.3%
2015 0.635 +6.4%
2016 0.635 +0.0%
2017 0.639 +0.6%
2018 0.602 -5.8%
2019 0.611 +1.5%
2020 0.66 +8.0%
2021 0.66 +0.0%
2022 0.627 -5.0%
2023 0.631 +0.6%
2024 0.692 +9.7%
2025 0.713 +3.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 0.713 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5145, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 0.713 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4255, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1910s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1920s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1930s 0.673 0.673 0.673 10
1940s 0.5858 0.365 0.705 10
1950s 0.3104 0.279 0.397 10
1960s 0.5611 0.524 0.606 10
1970s 0.5498 0.435 0.625 10
1980s 0.6327 0.621 0.639 10
1990s 0.5727 0.524 0.6 10
2000s 0.5164 0.488 0.538 10
2010s 0.5941 0.548 0.639 10
2020s 0.6638 0.627 0.713 6

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 37 Pakistan 0.724 compare
  2. 38 Mauritania 0.72 compare
  3. 39 Tajikistan 0.719 compare
  4. 41 Turkey 0.706 compare
  5. 42 Comoros 0.705 compare
  6. 42 Eswatini 0.705 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Indonesia?
Clientelism index in Indonesia was 0.713 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.713 in 2025.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.279 in 1950.
How does Indonesia rank for clientelism index?
Indonesia ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Clientelism index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
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