Relationship dossier
New Zealand
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties include tax and working-holiday arrangements
New Zealand toward Portugal
+25New Zealand's bilateral arrangements with Portugal include a double-taxation agreement and a working-holiday scheme, providing practical cooperation on tax and travel.
Portugal toward New Zealand
+25Portugal's bilateral arrangements with New Zealand include a double-taxation agreement and a working-holiday scheme, providing practical cooperation on tax and travel.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative practical foundation in bilateral tax and working-holiday arrangements. The known cooperation supports a positive characterization, while the breadth of wider bilateral government activity is less 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
New Zealand and Portugal have maintained cooperative bilateral ties, including arrangements on double taxation and working-holiday travel. These provide concrete grounds for a positive assessment, though the scope and depth of wider government cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
A double-taxation agreement between New Zealand and Portugal entered into force.
New Zealand and Portugal established a working-holiday arrangement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond tax and working-holiday arrangements is unclear.
- The practical use and current implementation of the working-holiday arrangement are uncertain.