Relationship dossier
France
Indonesia
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership with substantial defense cooperation
France toward Indonesia
+40France has pursued a strategic partnership with Indonesia and authorized major defense exports, including Rafale aircraft. These actions provide concrete evidence of French government cooperation with Indonesia.
Indonesia toward France
+40Indonesia has pursued a strategic partnership with France and selected French suppliers for major defense procurements, including Rafale aircraft. These government decisions demonstrate substantive engagement with France.
Overall relationship
+40The enduring relationship includes a strategic partnership and significant defense cooperation, notably the Rafale procurement. These ties support a cooperative assessment, while the known examples do not establish an exceptionally close partnership across a broad range of policy areas.
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
France and Indonesia have maintained a strategic partnership that includes government-level defense cooperation. France has supplied military equipment to Indonesia, including Rafale aircraft, while Indonesia has selected French firms for major defense procurement. These concrete ties indicate sustained cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation beyond defense are less clear.
Key developments
France and Indonesia established a strategic partnership.
Indonesia selected French Rafale aircraft in a major defense procurement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The scale of bilateral cooperation outside defense is uncertain.