Relationship dossier
Australia
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Australia–Mexico relations include bilateral legal cooperation and an economic partnership framework.
Australia toward Mexico
+25Australia has entered bilateral arrangements with Mexico covering taxation and criminal-law cooperation, providing a basis for practical government-to-government engagement.
Mexico toward Australia
+25Mexico has entered bilateral arrangements with Australia covering taxation and criminal-law cooperation, providing a basis for practical government-to-government engagement.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative institutional foundation, including bilateral legal arrangements and shared participation in the CPTPP. These provide a durable basis for engagement, although the scope and intensity of practical cooperation are unclear.
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 Mexico maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral legal arrangements, including agreements on taxation and criminal-law cooperation. Their participation in the CPTPP also provides a framework for economic cooperation, though it is not by itself evidence of specific bilateral conduct. The breadth and practical implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Australia and Mexico brought a bilateral tax agreement into force.
Bilateral arrangements between Australia and Mexico on extradition and mutual legal assistance entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of bilateral legal cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral economic and diplomatic initiatives is uncertain.