Relationship dossier
Australia
Belgium
Relationship assessment
Australia and Belgium have cooperative ties supported by bilateral social security and tax agreements.
Australia toward Belgium
+30Australia cooperates with Belgium through bilateral arrangements including a social security agreement and a tax treaty, which support coordination on social security and taxation.
Belgium toward Australia
+30Belgium cooperates with Australia through bilateral arrangements including a social security agreement and a tax treaty, which support coordination on social security and taxation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative foundation in bilateral agreements addressing social security and taxation. These arrangements indicate sustained practical engagement, while the breadth of other bilateral cooperation is less clear.
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
Australia and Belgium maintain cooperative bilateral ties supported by practical agreements, including a social security agreement and a tax treaty. These arrangements provide a durable basis for government cooperation, although the breadth and intensity of other bilateral initiatives are less clear.
Key developments
Australia and Belgium's bilateral social security agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of other bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent government coordination beyond treaty arrangements is unclear.