Relationship dossier
Mexico
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship with a durable economic foundation
Mexico toward Switzerland
+30Mexico participates in the Mexico–EFTA free trade agreement, which includes Switzerland and provides a framework for trade with the Swiss government.
Switzerland toward Mexico
+30Switzerland participates in the Mexico–EFTA free trade agreement, providing a framework for trade with the Mexican government.
Overall relationship
+35The Mexico–EFTA free trade arrangement, which includes both countries, is a durable institutional basis for bilateral economic cooperation. The breadth of cooperation in other fields is 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
Overview
Mexico and Switzerland have a cooperative economic relationship, including participation in the Mexico–EFTA free trade agreement, which applies to trade between Mexico and Switzerland. The arrangement provides a durable basis for bilateral economic cooperation; the scope of other government-to-government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
The Mexico–EFTA free trade agreement entered into force, establishing a trade framework that includes Mexico and Switzerland.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the free trade arrangement are unclear.