Relationship dossier
Italy
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Italy and Singapore have a cooperative relationship spanning economic agreements and defense engagement.
Italy toward Singapore
+35Italy has engaged Singapore through bilateral investment and tax arrangements and defense cooperation, providing concrete frameworks for economic and security ties.
Singapore toward Italy
+35Singapore has engaged Italy through bilateral investment and tax arrangements and defense cooperation, providing concrete frameworks for economic and security ties.
Overall relationship
+35Bilateral economic agreements and defense engagement provide durable foundations for cooperation between Italy and Singapore. The relationship is practical and multifaceted, although the scale and implementation of cooperation beyond these areas 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
Italy and Singapore maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral economic agreements and defense cooperation. A bilateral investment agreement and tax arrangements provide a framework for economic ties, while the two governments have also pursued defense cooperation. These arrangements indicate practical engagement, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
Italy and Singapore concluded a bilateral investment agreement, establishing a framework for investment relations.
The two governments established bilateral arrangements for defense cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic and defense arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation in policy areas beyond trade, investment and defense is uncertain.