Relationship dossier
Malaysia
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Modest bilateral cooperation, particularly on economic matters
Malaysia toward Mexico
+20Malaysia has participated in bilateral economic cooperation with Mexico through an agreement providing for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Mexico toward Malaysia
+20Mexico has participated in bilateral economic cooperation with Malaysia through an agreement providing for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a practical economic foundation, including reciprocal investment protections, but its broader depth and durability are unclear. The available basis supports a modest cooperative assessment rather than a close partnership.
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
Malaysia and Mexico have a modest, constructive relationship supported by bilateral economic arrangements, including an investment-protection agreement. The relationship does not appear to amount to a close strategic partnership, and the scope of practical cooperation beyond economic ties is unclear.
Key developments
Malaysia and Mexico concluded an agreement on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which bilateral economic agreements have produced sustained government cooperation is unclear.
- The scope of cooperation beyond economic relations is unclear.