Relationship dossier
Malta
Sweden
Relationship assessment
A cooperative bilateral framework, including an agreement to address double taxation
Malta toward Sweden
+10Malta participates in a bilateral agreement with Sweden to address double taxation, providing a concrete framework for tax matters between the two countries.
Sweden toward Malta
+10Sweden participates in a bilateral agreement with Malta to address double taxation, providing a concrete framework for tax matters between the two countries.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has a cooperative foundation in a bilateral tax agreement, while the broader pattern of direct government cooperation is not sufficiently clear to support a stronger characterization.
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
Malta and Sweden maintain a cooperative bilateral framework that includes a double-taxation agreement. Their shared European Union membership provides a setting for wider policy coordination, though it is not, by itself, evidence of specific bilateral cooperation. The scope and intensity of direct government engagement beyond the tax arrangement are unclear.
Key developments
Malta and Sweden concluded a bilateral agreement addressing double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond tax matters is unclear.
- Details of the implementation and current operation of the bilateral tax arrangement are limited.