Relationship dossier
Australia
Chile
Relationship assessment
A cooperative partnership anchored by free trade, investment and a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Australia toward Chile
+45Australia negotiated and implemented a bilateral free trade agreement with Chile, in force since 2009, and maintains a double taxation agreement with Chile. The two governments also established a comprehensive strategic partnership, providing a framework for broader cooperation.
Chile toward Australia
+45Chile negotiated and implemented a bilateral free trade agreement with Australia, in force since 2009, and maintains a double taxation agreement with Australia. The two governments also established a comprehensive strategic partnership, providing a framework for broader cooperation.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has durable institutional foundations in the bilateral free trade and double taxation agreements, alongside a comprehensive strategic partnership. These arrangements support sustained economic and wider government cooperation; no specific bilateral dispute is identified in this 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
Australia and Chile maintain a substantially cooperative relationship supported by a bilateral free trade agreement, a double taxation agreement and a comprehensive strategic partnership. Trade, investment and cooperation across areas including mining and education form important parts of the relationship. No specific bilateral dispute is identified in this assessment.
Key developments
Australia and Chile signed a bilateral free trade agreement.
The Australia–Chile Free Trade Agreement entered into force.
The Australia–Chile double taxation agreement entered into force.
Australia and Chile established a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of cooperation under the comprehensive strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of recent cooperation beyond trade and established bilateral arrangements is unclear.