Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties shaped by economic, labor and diplomatic cooperation
Indonesia toward Kuwait
+25Indonesia has engaged Kuwait through bilateral diplomatic channels and cooperation on economic and labor matters, including arrangements relevant to Indonesian workers in Kuwait.
Kuwait toward Indonesia
+25Kuwait has maintained economic and labor ties with Indonesia, including employing Indonesian workers, and has engaged with Indonesia through bilateral diplomatic channels.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is broadly cooperative, with economic and labor links providing concrete substance beyond formal diplomatic relations. The available scope of bilateral initiatives and their implementation is unclear, limiting confidence in the depth and durability of cooperation.
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
Indonesia and Kuwait maintain cooperative government relations, including bilateral economic and labor ties. Kuwait has employed Indonesian workers, while Indonesian officials have engaged Kuwait through bilateral diplomatic channels and cooperation within the wider Muslim world. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope and implementation of specific bilateral initiatives are not sufficiently clear to support a stronger assessment.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and labor arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of recent high-level government cooperation is uncertain.