Relationship dossier

Indonesia Italy

Relationship assessment

Indonesia and Italy have a strategic partnership with notable defense-industrial cooperation.

Indonesia toward Italy

+35

Indonesia formalized a strategic partnership with Italy and pursued defense procurement arrangements involving Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, providing concrete channels for bilateral cooperation.

Italy toward Indonesia

+35

Italy formalized a strategic partnership with Indonesia and engaged in defense-industrial cooperation, including Fincantieri shipbuilding arrangements for the Indonesian government.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship has a cooperative institutional framework and practical defense-industrial ties. The strategic partnership provides a basis for broader collaboration, though the depth and continuity of cooperation outside these areas 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Indonesia and Italy maintain a cooperative relationship, formalized through a strategic partnership and supported by defense-industrial cooperation, including Indonesian procurement arrangements involving Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The partnership spans broader economic and cultural ties, although the scope and implementation of cooperation across sectors are not clear.

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