Greece and Indonesia established diplomatic relations on 27 December 1949.

Greece and Indonesia share some similarities; both are democracies, archipelagic nations, as well as possessing notable archaeological sites.

Therefore, cooperations in politics, maritime transportation and shipping, culture and tourism have potential to be explored.

[2] The ancient Greek writer Ptolemy, described many places including places in Indonesia like the Barousai (Ancient Greek: Βαροῦσαι) and Yabadiou or Sabadiou (Ancient Greek: Ιαβαδίου or Σαβαδίου), which researchers identify respectively as Barus in Northern Sumatra[3] and Java.

[7] A few dozen Greeks reside in Indonesia, mostly in Jakarta and Bali, with most of them being freelance professionals.