Relationship dossier
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Thailand
Relationship assessment
Long-standing ties with practical cooperation on economic matters and water management
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Thailand
+35The Netherlands has maintained bilateral economic and investment arrangements with Thailand and supplied water-management expertise in cooperation with Thai authorities after the 2011 floods.
Thailand toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+35Thailand has participated in bilateral economic and investment arrangements with the Netherlands and engaged in water-management cooperation with Dutch expertise after the 2011 floods.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines durable economic arrangements with practical cooperation, including water-management engagement after severe flooding in Thailand. These features support a cooperative overall assessment, although the scope and continuity of collaboration beyond these areas are uncertain.
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
The Netherlands and Thailand have a long-standing relationship supported by bilateral economic and investment arrangements. Dutch expertise in water management was also engaged in cooperation with Thailand after the 2011 floods. These concrete ties indicate practical cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of government collaboration are less clear.
Key developments
The Netherlands and Siam concluded a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation.
A bilateral investment protection and promotion agreement was concluded between the Netherlands and Thailand.
Following the 2011 floods in Thailand, Dutch water-management expertise was engaged in cooperation with Thai authorities.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic and investment arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government cooperation on water management is unclear.