Relationship dossier
Norway
Peru
Relationship assessment
Cooperation through EFTA trade arrangements and a forest-conservation partnership
Norway toward Peru
+35Norway participates in the EFTA–Peru free trade agreement, providing Peru preferential trade access. Norway has also supported Peru’s forest-conservation efforts through a climate and forest partnership.
Peru toward Norway
+30Peru participates in the EFTA–Peru free trade agreement and has made forest-protection commitments linked to cooperation with Norway on climate and forests.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes a durable trade framework through EFTA and a distinct climate and forest-conservation partnership. These arrangements support sustained cooperation, although their practical scope and implementation are not fully 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
Norway and Peru have cooperative economic and environmental ties. Norway is part of the EFTA–Peru free trade agreement, which gives Peru preferential trade access, and Norway has supported Peru’s forest-conservation efforts through a climate and forest partnership. Peru’s participation in the trade agreement and its forest-protection commitments provide concrete elements of cooperation, though the extent and implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
EFTA and Peru signed a free trade agreement that includes Norway and Peru.
Norway and Peru entered a climate and forest-conservation partnership involving Norwegian support and Peruvian forest-protection commitments.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of Norway’s forest-related support and Peru’s associated commitments are unclear.
- The practical effects of the EFTA–Peru trade agreement on bilateral trade are uncertain.