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Relationship dossier

Kenya Sweden

Relationship assessment

Kenya–Sweden ties include investment protections and Swedish development cooperation in Kenya

Kenya toward Sweden

+20

Kenya has participated in a bilateral investment-protection arrangement with Sweden, providing a formal framework for investment relations.

Sweden toward Kenya

+25

Sweden has provided development cooperation in Kenya, including through country-specific aid programming.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship has concrete economic and development-cooperation foundations, including an investment-protection arrangement and Swedish aid programming in Kenya. These features support a generally cooperative bilateral structure; the breadth and continuity of cooperation beyond these areas are 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

Kenya and Sweden have a cooperative relationship that includes a bilateral investment-protection arrangement and Swedish development cooperation in Kenya. These provide concrete channels for economic and development engagement, although the scope and implementation of cooperation across other areas are less clear.

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