Relationship dossier
Italy
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral economic agreements underpin cooperative Italy–Malaysia relations.
Italy toward Malaysia
+25Italy has entered into bilateral arrangements with Malaysia on taxation and investment protection, providing a framework for economic cooperation. Italian government engagement with Malaysia has included discussions of closer bilateral ties during Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s 2023 visit to Italy.
Malaysia toward Italy
+25Malaysia has entered into bilateral arrangements with Italy on taxation and investment protection, providing a framework for economic cooperation. Malaysian government engagement with Italy has included Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s 2023 visit to discuss closer bilateral ties.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative economic foundation, particularly through bilateral taxation and investment-protection arrangements, and has included high-level engagement. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, while its breadth and implementation beyond these areas remain 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
Italy and Malaysia maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral agreements on taxation and investment protection. High-level engagement, including Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s 2023 visit to Italy, has also provided a setting for discussing closer cooperation. The known arrangements indicate practical economic cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation across other areas are unclear.
Key developments
Italy and Malaysia concluded a bilateral agreement for the avoidance of double taxation.
Italy and Malaysia concluded an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visited Italy and held talks on strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral investment and taxation arrangements are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond economic and high-level engagement are limited.