Relationship dossier
Germany
Indonesia
Relationship assessment
Germany and Indonesia sustain a cooperative partnership focused on development and energy transition.
Germany toward Indonesia
+40Germany established a strategic partnership with Indonesia in 2012 and joined the international Just Energy Transition Partnership launched to support Indonesia's energy transition in 2022. German development cooperation also supports programs in Indonesia, including in energy and vocational training.
Indonesia toward Germany
+40Indonesia maintains a strategic partnership with Germany and joined the 2022 Just Energy Transition Partnership, coordinating with Germany and other international partners on energy-transition support. The scope of Indonesian government cooperation with Germany in other policy areas is less clear.
Overall relationship
+40The bilateral relationship has a formal strategic framework and concrete cooperation on development and energy transition, including joint participation in the 2022 Just Energy Transition Partnership for Indonesia. These sustained areas of engagement support a cooperative overall assessment, while the breadth and implementation of cooperation beyond them are less clear.
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
Germany and Indonesia maintain a cooperative partnership centered on development, energy transition and economic ties. Their 2012 strategic partnership provides a framework for government cooperation, and both participated in the 2022 launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership for Indonesia. These initiatives support a positive assessment, though the scope and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
Germany and Indonesia established a strategic partnership.
Germany joined the international Just Energy Transition Partnership for Indonesia, launched with Indonesia and partner countries.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of bilateral development and energy-transition programs are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation outside economic, development and climate policy is uncertain.