Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Relationship assessment
Friendly ties with high-level visits and bilateral cooperation agreements
Indonesia toward Sri Lanka
+15Indonesia has pursued government-level engagement with Sri Lanka, including President Joko Widodo’s 2018 visit and the conclusion of bilateral cooperation agreements. These provide concrete, though limited, evidence of Indonesian cooperation with Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka toward Indonesia
+15Sri Lanka has engaged Indonesia through high-level government visits, including President Maithripala Sirisena’s 2017 visit, and bilateral cooperation agreements. The scope of Sri Lankan government cooperation with Indonesia beyond these engagements is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20High-level visits and bilateral agreements indicate a cooperative relationship with established channels for government engagement. The available picture suggests friendly ties, but the breadth, implementation, and durability of practical cooperation are uncertain.
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 Sri Lanka maintain a generally cooperative relationship, with high-level government visits and bilateral agreements providing concrete channels for cooperation. The relationship appears friendly, though the scope and implementation of specific agreements and the breadth of sustained cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena visited Indonesia, reinforcing high-level government engagement.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Sri Lanka, and the governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of sustained cooperation beyond high-level visits and agreements are limited.