Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation and pandemic assistance underpin constructive Bangladesh–Indonesia relations.
Bangladesh toward Indonesia
+35Bangladesh joined Indonesia in signing a preferential trade agreement in 2022, providing a concrete basis for bilateral trade cooperation.
Indonesia toward Bangladesh
+35Indonesia joined Bangladesh in signing a preferential trade agreement in 2022 and provided COVID-19 vaccine assistance to Bangladesh.
Overall relationship
+35Bilateral relations include a concrete trade framework and Indonesian pandemic assistance to Bangladesh. These initiatives support a cooperative relationship, while the broader scope and implementation of bilateral arrangements remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Bangladesh and Indonesia have pursued bilateral trade cooperation, including a preferential trade agreement signed in 2022. Indonesia also provided Bangladesh with COVID-19 vaccine assistance. These concrete initiatives indicate cooperative relations, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Bangladesh and Indonesia signed a preferential trade agreement.
Indonesia provided COVID-19 vaccine assistance to Bangladesh.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the preferential trade agreement are unclear.
- Details of the countries’ broader bilateral cooperation are limited.