Relationship dossier
Jordan
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Jordan–Sweden ties include high-level government engagement and Swedish development and humanitarian support.
Jordan toward Sweden
+15Jordan’s government engaged with Sweden during King Abdullah II’s 2016 state visit, advancing bilateral cooperation in areas including innovation and trade.
Sweden toward Jordan
+25Sweden has provided development and humanitarian support to Jordan, including assistance connected to Jordan’s refugee response.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship features high-level government engagement and practical cooperation, alongside Swedish assistance to Jordan. These initiatives indicate a constructive but not exceptionally close bilateral partnership; their scope and durability 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
Jordan and Sweden have pursued practical government cooperation. During King Abdullah II’s 2016 state visit to Sweden, the two governments advanced cooperation in areas including innovation and trade. Sweden has also provided development and humanitarian support to Jordan, including assistance connected to the country’s refugee response. The scale and longer-term implementation of these initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
King Abdullah II made a state visit to Sweden, during which the governments advanced cooperation in areas including innovation and trade.
Sweden provided development and humanitarian support to Jordan, including assistance connected to its refugee response.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation initiatives launched during the 2016 state visit are unclear.
- The scale and duration of Swedish development and humanitarian assistance to Jordan are uncertain.