Relationship dossier
New Zealand
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations supported by tax and working-holiday arrangements
New Zealand toward Sweden
+20New Zealand's bilateral tax treaty with Sweden provides a framework for tax matters affecting the two countries. New Zealand also offers working-holiday arrangements for young Swedish visitors.
Sweden toward New Zealand
+20Sweden's bilateral tax treaty with New Zealand provides a framework for tax matters affecting the two countries. Swedish citizens can also participate in New Zealand's working-holiday arrangements.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by practical cooperation, including a bilateral tax treaty and working-holiday arrangements. These support friendly ties, while the extent of other sustained bilateral cooperation 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 Sweden maintain cooperative relations, including a bilateral tax treaty and working-holiday arrangements that facilitate travel and employment for young people. Their cooperation is consistent with friendly ties, though the scope of broader government-to-government collaboration is less clear.
Key developments
New Zealand and Sweden concluded a bilateral tax treaty.
Working-holiday arrangements provide for young people from each country to visit and work in the other.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of broader bilateral cooperation beyond tax and working-holiday arrangements is unclear.