Relationship dossier
Nauru
Samoa
Relationship assessment
Nauru and Samoa cooperate through a regional trade agreement; the scope of their direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Nauru toward Samoa
+15Nauru joined Samoa in PACER Plus, a regional trade agreement that provides a framework for economic cooperation among participating parties.
Samoa toward Nauru
+15Samoa joined Nauru in PACER Plus, a regional trade agreement that provides a framework for economic cooperation among participating parties.
Overall relationship
+15PACER Plus provides a shared framework for economic cooperation between Nauru and Samoa. The extent of direct bilateral cooperation beyond that regional arrangement is unclear.
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
Nauru and Samoa participate in PACER Plus, a regional trade agreement that provides a framework for economic cooperation among its parties. This supports a modestly cooperative relationship, although the scope of additional direct government cooperation between the two countries is unclear.
Key developments
Nauru and Samoa signed PACER Plus, a regional trade agreement among Pacific countries.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct bilateral cooperation beyond PACER Plus is unclear.
- The practical effect of PACER Plus on trade between Nauru and Samoa is unclear.