Relationship dossier
Canada
Indonesia
Relationship assessment
Canada and Indonesia have a developing strategic and economic partnership, alongside trade-related friction.
Canada toward Indonesia
+35Canada has engaged Indonesia in negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and established a strategic partnership with the country, supporting a developing bilateral relationship. Trade-related disagreements, including those concerning palm oil, have also been a source of friction.
Indonesia toward Canada
+35Indonesia has pursued a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Canada and established a strategic partnership with it, reflecting practical engagement on trade and bilateral cooperation. Trade-related disagreements, including those concerning palm oil, have also created friction.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines ongoing efforts to deepen strategic and economic cooperation with trade-related friction. Partnership initiatives and economic negotiations provide a basis for closer ties, while disputes concerning trade show that cooperation is not free of disagreements.
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
Canada and Indonesia have pursued practical cooperation, including negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and a bilateral strategic partnership. These initiatives indicate a substantive but still developing relationship. Trade-related disagreements, including disputes concerning palm oil, have also created friction.
Areas of tension
- Trade-related disagreements concerning palm oil.
Key developments
Canada and Indonesia launched negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
Canada and Indonesia established a bilateral strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical scope of the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond trade and diplomatic engagement is uncertain.
- The status and effects of trade-related disagreements, including those concerning palm oil, are unclear.