Relationship dossier
Australia
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Australia and Singapore maintain a close partnership in defence, trade and regional cooperation.
Australia toward Singapore
+70Australia has supported Singapore Armed Forces training in Australia through longstanding arrangements and bilateral defence cooperation agreements. The two governments also established a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and maintain a free trade agreement.
Singapore toward Australia
+70Singapore has pursued defence cooperation with Australia, including arrangements supporting Singapore Armed Forces training in Australia and expanded bilateral military cooperation. Singapore also maintains the Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship rests on durable bilateral frameworks in defence and trade, including the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, defence cooperation arrangements and the Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement. These support sustained cooperation across security and economic affairs.
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 Singapore maintain a close, sustained partnership spanning defence, trade and regional cooperation. Their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and defence cooperation arrangements support military training and broader security ties, while the Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement provides a durable framework for economic cooperation.
Key developments
Australia and Singapore established a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The two governments concluded enhanced defence cooperation arrangements, expanding bilateral military cooperation and training.
The Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement was upgraded.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of newer cooperation under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership are unclear.