Relationship dossier
Costa Rica
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Costa Rica–Sweden relations include a bilateral investment protection framework.
Costa Rica toward Sweden
+15Costa Rica participates in a bilateral agreement with Sweden promoting and protecting investments, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Sweden toward Costa Rica
+15Sweden participates in a bilateral agreement with Costa Rica promoting and protecting investments, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral investment agreement provides a durable basis for economic cooperation. The scope of wider government-to-government engagement and the agreement's practical effects are unclear.
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
Costa Rica and Sweden have a bilateral agreement on the promotion and protection of investments, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation. The relationship appears cooperative in this area, but the breadth and implementation of other bilateral government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Costa Rica and Sweden concluded a bilateral agreement on the promotion and protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of the bilateral investment agreement are unclear.
- Details of other direct government cooperation between Costa Rica and Sweden are limited.