Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Qatar
Relationship assessment
Indonesia and Qatar have pursued bilateral agreements and cooperation on investment and labor.
Indonesia toward Qatar
+40Indonesia has pursued bilateral cooperation with Qatar through agreements covering investment and other areas, including during the Qatari emir’s 2017 visit to Indonesia. Indonesia has also entered into arrangements concerning Indonesian workers in Qatar.
Qatar toward Indonesia
+40Qatar pursued bilateral agreements with Indonesia during the emir’s 2017 visit, including agreements covering investment and other areas. Qatar has also participated in bilateral arrangements concerning Indonesian workers.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship features practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements covering investment and other sectors and arrangements concerning Indonesian workers in Qatar. The breadth and implementation of these initiatives are not fully 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
Indonesia and Qatar have pursued practical cooperation, including bilateral agreements on investment and other sectors during the Qatari emir’s 2017 visit to Indonesia. Their cooperation has also included arrangements concerning Indonesian workers in Qatar. These initiatives indicate a cooperative relationship, although the scope and implementation of the agreements are not fully clear.
Key developments
During the Qatari emir’s visit to Indonesia, the countries concluded bilateral agreements covering investment and other areas.
Indonesia and Qatar established bilateral arrangements concerning Indonesian workers in Qatar.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and outcomes of agreements concluded during the 2017 visit are unclear.
- The current scope of bilateral cooperation on Indonesian workers is unclear.