Relationship dossier
Indonesia
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Indonesia and the UAE maintain a broad partnership in trade, investment, energy and infrastructure.
Indonesia toward United Arab Emirates
+45Indonesia has pursued substantive economic and energy cooperation with the UAE, including negotiating and implementing the bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and partnering with UAE-based Masdar through Indonesia’s PLN on the Cirata floating solar project.
United Arab Emirates toward Indonesia
+45The UAE has pursued substantive economic and energy cooperation with Indonesia, including concluding the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and developing the Cirata floating solar project through Masdar in partnership with Indonesia’s PLN. UAE investment initiatives have also targeted Indonesia.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship is structured around a strategic partnership and expanding economic cooperation. The trade agreement and joint renewable-energy project provide concrete, durable channels for collaboration, alongside investment initiatives. These features support a substantially cooperative relationship, while uncertainty about the implementation and scale of investment commitments tempers the assessment.
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 the United Arab Emirates have developed a broad partnership focused on trade, investment, energy and infrastructure. Their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force in 2023, and cooperation includes the Cirata floating solar power project, developed by Indonesia’s PLN and UAE-based Masdar. The relationship also includes a strategic partnership and investment initiatives, though the scale and implementation of announced investments remain relevant uncertainties.
Key developments
Indonesia and the UAE signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to expand trade and economic cooperation.
The Indonesia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force.
The Cirata floating solar power plant, developed by Indonesia’s PLN and UAE-based Masdar, began operating.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of announced UAE investment commitments in Indonesia are unclear.
- The longer-term scope of cooperation under the strategic partnership is uncertain.