Relationship dossier
New Zealand
Peru
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation through CPTPP, with limited detail on broader bilateral engagement
New Zealand toward Peru
+20New Zealand participates in CPTPP, whose trade rules apply to Peru after the agreement entered into force for Peru in 2021. This provides a concrete framework for New Zealand’s trade relations with Peru, though the scope of additional direct cooperation is unclear.
Peru toward New Zealand
+20Peru participates in CPTPP, whose trade rules apply to New Zealand, a party since 2018. This provides a concrete framework for Peru’s trade relations with New Zealand, though the scope of additional direct cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The principal identifiable durable feature is trade cooperation under CPTPP, which provides shared rules for commerce between the two countries. The available picture supports a modestly cooperative relationship, but does not clarify the breadth of bilateral arrangements or other sustained cooperation.
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
New Zealand and Peru have a modest cooperative relationship, with participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) providing a concrete framework for trade relations. The agreement entered into force for New Zealand in 2018 and Peru in 2021. The available bilateral picture is limited, and the CPTPP’s broader multilateral structure does not by itself show the full scope of direct government cooperation.
Key developments
CPTPP entered into force for New Zealand, establishing a shared trade framework applicable to Peru after Peru joined the agreement.
CPTPP entered into force for Peru, extending the shared trade framework to trade with New Zealand.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of direct bilateral agreements beyond CPTPP are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.