Relationship dossier
Australia
Mongolia
Relationship assessment
Australia and Mongolia maintain practical cooperation through development programs and bilateral agreements.
Australia toward Mongolia
+20Australia has provided development assistance and education opportunities in Mongolia, including through Australian-supported scholarships and capacity-building programs.
Mongolia toward Australia
+15The Mongolian government has participated in bilateral cooperation with Australia through agreements covering areas including investment and taxation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship rests on practical development and education cooperation and formal agreements in specific policy areas. These provide a cooperative foundation, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral programs and agreements 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 Mongolia have maintained practical cooperation, including Australian development assistance and education programs in Mongolia, alongside bilateral agreements covering areas such as investment and taxation. The relationship is cooperative, though the scale and implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Australia and Mongolia established diplomatic relations.
The two governments concluded bilateral agreements addressing investment and taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Australian development and education programs in Mongolia are uncertain.