Relationship dossier
Croatia
Japan
Relationship assessment
Croatia and Japan maintain a cooperative partnership supported by political and investment agreements.
Croatia toward Japan
+30Croatia joined Japan in establishing a strategic partnership in 2019 and concluded a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investment, providing a framework for closer cooperation.
Japan toward Croatia
+30Japan joined Croatia in establishing a strategic partnership in 2019 and concluded a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investment, providing a framework for closer cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is underpinned by a strategic partnership and a bilateral investment agreement, indicating sustained official cooperation in political and economic affairs. The scope and practical results of these arrangements 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
Croatia and Japan have developed a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a strategic partnership launched in 2019 and an agreement to promote and protect investment. These arrangements provide a basis for political and economic cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation across other areas are unclear.
Key developments
Croatia and Japan established a strategic partnership.
The two governments concluded an agreement to promote and protect investment.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of investment and other economic cooperation under the bilateral agreement is unclear.