Relationship dossier
Austria
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Economic agreements support Austria–Mexico ties, while Mexico’s request for the Penacho de Moctezuma remains unresolved.
Austria toward Mexico
+10Austria has participated in bilateral economic cooperation with Mexico through investment-protection and double-taxation agreements. Austria has not agreed to Mexico’s request to return the Penacho de Moctezuma, which is held in Vienna.
Mexico toward Austria
+10Mexico has pursued bilateral economic arrangements with Austria, including investment-protection and double-taxation agreements. The Mexican government has sought the return of the Penacho de Moctezuma from Vienna.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines practical economic agreements with a persistent cultural-property disagreement over the Penacho de Moctezuma. The dispute is a notable bilateral tension, while the economic arrangements provide a basis for cooperation.
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
Austria and Mexico maintain a functional bilateral relationship supported by agreements on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation. A recurring point of disagreement is Mexico’s request for the return of the Penacho de Moctezuma, held in Vienna. The dispute has not defined the broader relationship, but its resolution remains uncertain.
Areas of tension
- Mexico’s request for the return of the Penacho de Moctezuma, held in Vienna.
Key developments
Austria and Mexico concluded an agreement on investment protection and promotion.
Austria and Mexico concluded a convention to avoid double taxation.
Mexico has sought the return of the Penacho de Moctezuma held in Vienna; the request remains unresolved.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- The prospects for resolving Mexico’s request for the return of the Penacho de Moctezuma remain uncertain.