The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Indonesia enjoy close and longstanding bilateral relations across a wide range of sectors, including politics, trade, investment, education, culture, renewable energy, infrastructure, and humanitarian cooperation. These ties continue to grow through high-level official visits, the implementation of joint investment projects, and expanded cultural and educational exchanges, reflecting the depth of the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Official diplomatic relations were established in 1976. The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia opened in Abu Dhabi in October 1978, followed by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Dubai and the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center in 2003, and the Indonesian Investment Promotion Center in 2010. The UAE opened its Embassy in Jakarta in June 1991, followed by the Consular Services Office in 2014 and the Military Attaché Office in 2019. The UAE Red Crescent also established its office in Jakarta in 1997.
- Volume of Trade Exchange reached 860 million dollars in the period of January - March 2019, and reached 3.3 billion dollars by the end of 2018, and 3.7 billion by the end of 2017.
- The UAE's most important exports to Indonesia is Petroleum, chemicals and its products, aluminum and its products, iron, steel, dates, and plastics.
- The UAE's most important imports from Indonesia is wood, textiles, tea, coffee, paper of various kinds, electrical equipment, rubber and its products, lute, engines and bicycles, gold and precious metals and its products.
- The number of direct daily flights to and from Indonesia 4 (Two flights to Jakarta and two flights to Bali Island, including one to Auckland) by Emirates Airlines and 2 to Jakarta by Etihad Airways.
- In September 2016, Indonesia agreed to grant Emirates Airlines the right to operate additional flights on the Dubai-Indonesia route, making it 42 flights per week.
- And also agreed that Emirates Airlines will operate flights on the Dubai-Surabaya route, provided that this is done through the conclusion of a bilateral agreement to share the code with an Indonesian airline.
- The volume of investments is 2 billion USD, and the UAE announced hoping to increase investments to 9 billion USD.
- The most important UAE companies operating in Indonesia are DP World, Mubadala Development Company, Dry Docks World, Etisalat, Dubai Islamic Bank office, Emirates NBD, and Lulu Hypermarket.
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