Relationship dossier
Nepal
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
Nepal–Netherlands relations include investment protections and Dutch development cooperation
Nepal toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+30Nepal entered into a bilateral investment-protection agreement with the Netherlands, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Nepal
+35The Netherlands has provided development assistance to Nepal, including support for development efforts beyond routine diplomatic engagement.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative foundation in investment protections and Dutch development assistance to Nepal. These are substantive bilateral links, but the breadth and durability of cooperation are not clear enough to indicate a close, sustained 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
Nepal and the Netherlands have a modestly cooperative relationship, including a bilateral investment-protection agreement and Dutch development assistance to Nepal. These arrangements provide concrete grounds for cooperation, although the scope and continuity of government-to-government engagement are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
Key developments
Nepal and the Netherlands concluded a bilateral agreement on the promotion and protection of investments.
The Netherlands provided development assistance to Nepal.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of the bilateral investment-protection agreement are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Dutch development cooperation with Nepal are uncertain.