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Relationship dossier

Japan Timor-Leste

Relationship assessment

Japan–Timor-Leste ties center on development assistance, technical cooperation and investment.

Japan toward Timor-Leste

+40

Japan has provided Timor-Leste with grant aid and technical cooperation, supporting development projects and capacity building. Japan and Timor-Leste also concluded a bilateral investment agreement.

Timor-Leste toward Japan

+25

The Timor-Leste government has engaged Japan through bilateral investment and development cooperation arrangements, including the investment agreement. The scope of cooperation beyond these areas is less clear.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship is characterized by sustained Japanese development assistance and bilateral frameworks for investment and technical cooperation. These provide a substantive basis for cooperation, while the breadth of other reciprocal government initiatives is less 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Japan has provided Timor-Leste with substantial bilateral development assistance, including grant aid and technical cooperation. The two governments also maintain a bilateral investment agreement. Timor-Leste’s participation in these arrangements supports a cooperative relationship, although the scope of reciprocal cooperation beyond development and investment is less clear.

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