Relationship dossier
Cuba
Sweden
Relationship assessment
A modest bilateral relationship supported by an investment-protection framework, alongside differences over political freedoms.
Cuba toward Sweden
+15Cuba entered into a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Sweden, creating a framework for Swedish investment in Cuba.
Sweden toward Cuba
+15Sweden entered into a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Cuba, creating a framework for Swedish investment in Cuba. Swedish concerns about political freedoms in Cuba also form part of the wider relationship.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines a bilateral investment-protection framework with broader European concerns about political freedoms in Cuba. The available facts indicate some institutional economic cooperation but do not establish its present scale or implementation.
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
Cuba and Sweden maintain diplomatic relations and have a bilateral investment-protection agreement, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation. Their relationship also sits within broader European concerns about political freedoms and human rights in Cuba. Available bilateral details support a modest cooperative assessment, though the agreement’s present scope and implementation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Concerns over political freedoms and human rights in Cuba feature in Sweden’s broader policy toward Cuba.
Key developments
Cuba and Sweden concluded a bilateral agreement on investment protection.
Major uncertainties
- The agreement’s current scope and implementation are unclear.
- The extent of recent direct bilateral cooperation is uncertain.