Relationship dossier
Australia
Bhutan
Relationship assessment
Australian development assistance and scholarships have supported cooperation with Bhutan.
Australia toward Bhutan
+20Australia has provided development assistance to Bhutan and offered Australia Awards scholarships to Bhutanese students.
Bhutan toward Australia
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 has supported Bhutan through development assistance and Australia Awards scholarships for Bhutanese students. These are concrete areas of bilateral cooperation, but the scope and continuity of the assistance are unclear. Information about Bhutanese government actions specifically toward Australia is insufficient to assess that policy.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Australian development assistance and scholarship support are unclear.
- Details of Bhutanese government cooperation with Australia are limited.