Relationship dossier
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties shaped by Swedish support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s recovery and European integration
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Sweden
+15Bosnia and Herzegovina has engaged in practical bilateral cooperation with Sweden, including arrangements on the return of persons. The scope of wider government-to-government cooperation is unclear.
Sweden toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+40Sweden has supported Bosnia and Herzegovina’s post-war recovery and reform efforts through development assistance, and has backed its European integration. Swedish forces also contributed to international peace-support operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a sustained cooperative basis in Sweden’s assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, its support for European integration, and practical bilateral arrangements. The scale and continuity of direct government cooperation are less clear.
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden have a cooperative relationship, though the breadth of direct bilateral activity is not fully clear. Their governments have worked through practical bilateral arrangements, while Sweden has also provided substantial support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s post-war recovery and European integration.
Key developments
Swedish forces contributed to international peace-support operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war.
Sweden provided development assistance supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s recovery and reform efforts.
The governments established practical cooperation arrangements concerning the return of persons.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale of current Swedish assistance and the extent of direct government coordination are uncertain.