Relationship dossier
Germany
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Germany and Singapore maintain a strategic partnership spanning political, economic and defense cooperation.
Germany toward Singapore
+50The German government engages Singapore through the bilateral strategic partnership, which provides for political dialogue and cooperation in economic and defense fields. Germany has also pursued bilateral defense cooperation with Singapore.
Singapore toward Germany
+50The Singaporean government engages Germany through the bilateral strategic partnership, including political dialogue and cooperation in economic and defense fields. Singapore has also pursued bilateral defense cooperation with Germany.
Overall relationship
+50The enduring relationship is organized around a strategic partnership that extends beyond formal diplomatic ties into political dialogue, economic cooperation and defense. These arrangements support a substantially cooperative relationship, although the breadth and implementation of individual initiatives 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
Germany and Singapore have developed a strategic partnership covering political dialogue, economic ties and defense cooperation. Their governments have pursued practical cooperation through the partnership framework and defense arrangements, supporting a sustained, substantially cooperative relationship.
Key developments
Germany and Singapore established a strategic partnership to deepen cooperation, including political dialogue and economic and defense ties.
The two governments concluded a bilateral defense cooperation arrangement.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and scope of defense cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation under the strategic partnership across individual policy areas is unclear.