Relationship dossier
Chile
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Chile and Malaysia maintain a trade-focused relationship supported by a bilateral free trade agreement.
Chile toward Malaysia
+30Chile signed and implemented the Malaysia–Chile Free Trade Agreement, establishing a framework for trade with Malaysia.
Malaysia toward Chile
+30Malaysia signed and implemented the Malaysia–Chile Free Trade Agreement, establishing a framework for trade with Chile.
Overall relationship
+30The bilateral relationship has a durable economic foundation in the free trade agreement. The known cooperation is chiefly trade-focused, with limited basis for assessing the breadth of political or security ties.
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
Chile and Malaysia have a concrete trade framework in the Malaysia–Chile Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2010 and in force since 2012. The agreement supports sustained economic cooperation, though the relationship's broader political and security dimensions are less clear.
Key developments
Chile and Malaysia signed the Malaysia–Chile Free Trade Agreement.
The Malaysia–Chile Free Trade Agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond trade is unclear.
- Details of the agreement's implementation and its effects on bilateral trade are uncertain.