Relationship dossier
Colombia
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Economic arrangements and Swedish peacebuilding support underpin cooperative Colombia–Sweden relations.
Colombia toward Sweden
+20Colombia has participated in bilateral investment arrangements with Sweden, providing a framework for economic relations. The scope of Colombian government cooperation with Sweden beyond these arrangements is less clear.
Sweden toward Colombia
+35Sweden supported Colombia’s peace process and provided development cooperation focused on peacebuilding and related priorities. Swedish engagement has included support for implementation of the peace agreement.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative structure, combining bilateral economic arrangements with Swedish engagement in Colombia’s peacebuilding and development. These features support a positive overall characterization, though the breadth and continuity of cooperation are not fully 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
Colombia and Sweden have maintained cooperative relations through bilateral economic arrangements and Swedish support for peacebuilding and development in Colombia. Sweden backed Colombia’s peace process and provided development cooperation, while bilateral investment arrangements provide a framework for economic ties. The relationship appears constructive, although the scope and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
Colombia and Sweden established a bilateral investment framework.
Sweden provided support for Colombia’s peace process and peace agreement implementation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Swedish development cooperation with Colombia after its earlier cooperation strategies are uncertain.