Relationship dossier
Kuwait
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Sweden supported Kuwait’s sovereignty during the 1990 invasion; information on other bilateral government cooperation is limited.
Kuwait toward Sweden
Not assessedSweden toward Kuwait
+10Sweden condemned Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait and supported international measures aimed at restoring Kuwait’s sovereignty.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Sweden condemned Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait and supported international measures to restore Kuwait’s sovereignty. Information about specific Kuwaiti government cooperation with Sweden is insufficient to assess the relationship comprehensively.
Key developments
Iraq invaded Kuwait; Sweden condemned the invasion and supported international measures to restore Kuwait’s sovereignty.
Major uncertainties
- Details of Kuwaiti government cooperation with Sweden are limited.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.