Relationship dossier
Chile
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Chile and New Zealand cooperate through shared trade agreements and a broader bilateral relationship.
Chile toward New Zealand
+35Chile joined New Zealand, Singapore and Brunei in establishing the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement, creating a shared framework for trade cooperation. Chile has also participated with New Zealand in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
New Zealand toward Chile
+35New Zealand joined Chile, Singapore and Brunei in establishing the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement, creating a shared framework for trade cooperation. New Zealand has also participated with Chile in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in shared trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement and the later Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. These frameworks support a positive relationship, though the breadth of other bilateral cooperation is 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
Chile and New Zealand have developed a cooperative relationship, notably through the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement, which they established with Singapore and Brunei. Their participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership has continued a shared framework for trade cooperation. The scope of other bilateral government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Chile and New Zealand joined Singapore and Brunei in establishing the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement.
Chile and New Zealand became participants in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond trade agreements are unclear.