Relationship dossier
Indonesia
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Economic partnership and development cooperation underpin Indonesia–Switzerland ties, alongside debate over palm-oil sustainability.
Indonesia toward Switzerland
+40Indonesia concluded an economic partnership agreement with the EFTA states, including Switzerland, which entered into force in 2021 and provides a framework for trade and economic cooperation. Indonesia has also engaged with Switzerland on the agreement's sustainability provisions, including those concerning palm oil.
Switzerland toward Indonesia
+40Switzerland has provided economic development cooperation in Indonesia and concluded the EFTA–Indonesia economic partnership agreement, which entered into force in 2021. Swiss policy has also emphasized sustainability standards in trade, including for palm oil.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has durable economic and development dimensions, including Swiss development cooperation and an implemented trade partnership through EFTA. Sustainability requirements, especially those affecting palm oil, have generated debate, but economic cooperation remains a central feature.
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 Switzerland maintain a substantive relationship spanning trade, investment and development cooperation. Switzerland has supported economic development in Indonesia, while both countries concluded an economic partnership agreement through EFTA that entered into force in 2021. Palm-oil sustainability requirements have been a point of public debate, but have not displaced broader economic cooperation.
Areas of tension
- Debate over the economic partnership agreement's sustainability requirements for palm oil and their implications for Indonesian producers.
Key developments
Indonesia and the EFTA states, including Switzerland, signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
The EFTA–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of current Swiss development cooperation priorities in Indonesia are unclear.
- The practical effects of the economic partnership agreement, including its sustainability provisions, continue to evolve.