Relationship dossier
Kazakhstan
Sweden
Relationship assessment
A modest relationship supported by a bilateral investment-protection framework
Kazakhstan toward Sweden
+15Kazakhstan concluded a bilateral treaty with Sweden to promote and protect investments, providing a framework for Swedish investment in Kazakhstan.
Sweden toward Kazakhstan
+15Sweden concluded a bilateral treaty with Kazakhstan to promote and protect investments, providing a framework for Swedish investment in Kazakhstan.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral investment-protection treaty is a durable basis for economic cooperation. The known relationship is modest in scope; broader government cooperation and implementation details 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
Kazakhstan and Sweden have a modest cooperative relationship, supported by a bilateral investment-protection treaty. The treaty provides a durable framework for economic ties, but the scope of other direct government cooperation and its implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Kazakhstan and Sweden signed a treaty on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral investment protections are unclear.
- Details of direct government cooperation beyond the investment treaty are limited.