Relationship dossier
Mexico
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Mexico and the UAE maintain a cooperative relationship supported by high-level engagement and agreements on economic and sectoral cooperation.
Mexico toward United Arab Emirates
+40The Mexican government has pursued practical cooperation with the UAE, including through President Enrique Peña Nieto’s 2016 visit and agreements covering areas such as investment protection, taxation and air services.
United Arab Emirates toward Mexico
+40The UAE government has engaged with Mexico through high-level bilateral visits and agreements, including the package concluded during Peña Nieto’s 2016 visit to the UAE.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is characterized by bilateral agreements and high-level engagement, with economic cooperation among its central features. This provides a substantive cooperative framework, although the scope and implementation of the agreements are not fully 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 the United Arab Emirates have developed practical cooperation, particularly through high-level visits and agreements on investment, taxation, air services and other areas. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s 2016 visit to the UAE produced a package of bilateral agreements. The relationship has a cooperative economic and diplomatic foundation, while the scope and implementation of that cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
During Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s visit to the UAE, the two governments concluded a package of agreements covering areas including investment protection, taxation and air services.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which bilateral agreements have been implemented is unclear.
- The scale and continuity of government-backed economic cooperation are uncertain.