"Corruption in Construction, Housing, and Land Sectors Tops for 3 Consecutive Years"

‘2023 Corruption Perception Index’ Survey Results

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission announced that the construction, housing, and land sectors have been perceived as the most corrupt administrative fields for three consecutive years, according to the ‘2023 Corruption Perception Index’ survey results.

Jeong Seung-yoon, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.
[Photo by Jo Yong-jun]

On the afternoon of the 16th, Jeong Seung-yoon, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Commission, stated at a briefing at the Government Seoul Office, “In terms of administrative sectors, the general public, businesspeople, experts, and public officials all evaluated the construction, housing, and land sectors as the most corrupt,” adding, “Since the major corruption incident in 2021 involving public institutions’ acquisition of real estate using insider information, these sectors have been surveyed as the most corrupt administrative fields for three years.”

The Commission conducts the Corruption Perception Index survey to investigate and analyze the public’s perception of corruption in the public service and society at large, to assess the effectiveness of existing anti-corruption policies, and to use the data as a foundation for establishing new policies. This survey was conducted twice, in June and October, targeting 1,400 general citizens, 700 businesspeople, 630 experts, 400 foreigners, and 1,400 public officials.

Corruption levels by social sector over the past three years.
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The response rate for “public officials are corrupt (very corrupt or somewhat corrupt)” was highest among the general public (38.3%) and businesspeople (38.3%), followed by experts (31.6%), foreigners (10.3%), and public officials themselves (2.4%). For the response “our society is corrupt (very corrupt or somewhat corrupt),” the general public (56.5%) showed the highest rate, followed by experts (42.9%), businesspeople (38.7%), foreigners (12.3%), and public officials (7.9%). By social sector, the general public, businesspeople, and experts rated ‘political parties and legislature’ as the most corrupt, foreigners rated ‘religious organizations,’ and public officials rated ‘media’ as the most corrupt sector.

Vice Chairman Jeong said, “The general public still perceives the overall level of corruption in our society negatively,” and added, “Going forward, we plan to continuously spread an anti-corruption and integrity culture that meets the public’s expectations not only within the public service but throughout society.”

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