The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is working hard to strengthen the implementation of the business competition compliance program to create a healthy, fair, and competitive business climate in Indonesia. This step is taken as a preventive strategy to reduce the potential for monopolistic practices, cartels, and abuse of dominant position by industry players.
The Chairman of KPPU, Gopprera Panggabean, revealed that corporate sector awareness in independently applying for the compliance program is still relatively minimal. Since it was first launched in 2022 until mid-2026, the supervisory body has only received 64 compliance applications out of a total of more than 5,000 large-scale enterprises registered with the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).
KPPU's internal data shows a significant year-on-year declining trend in submissions. At its launch in 2022, 30 companies registered. This number then fell to 18 companies in 2023, nine companies in 2024, four companies in 2025, and as of the middle of this year, only three applications have been recorded. Out of this total accumulation, the majority of applicants are dominated by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with 38 companies, while the rest are private entities.
Despite the declining trend in interest, Gopprera emphasized that participating in this compliance program offers tangible strategic advantages for business actors. In addition to enhancing corporate reputation in the eyes of the public and investors, companies with a verified compliance program are entitled to reductions in administrative fines if they are proven to have committed violations in the future.
Through the strengthening of this program, KPPU is committed to continuing to engage more business actors so they can access and apply fair competition principles. A business ecosystem with transparency and integrity is believed to drive market efficiency, spur innovation, and strengthen the competitiveness of the national economy on the global stage.
