Relationship dossier
Norway
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Economic cooperation anchored by trade and tax agreements
Norway toward Singapore
+35Norway participates in the EFTA–Singapore Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force in 2003, and has a bilateral tax treaty with Singapore. These arrangements establish concrete frameworks for economic cooperation.
Singapore toward Norway
+35Singapore participates in the EFTA–Singapore Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force in 2003, and has a bilateral tax treaty with Norway. These arrangements establish concrete frameworks for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a sustained economic foundation in the EFTA–Singapore Free Trade Agreement and a bilateral tax treaty. These arrangements support cooperation, while the scope of broader bilateral engagement 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
Norway and Singapore maintain cooperative economic relations, including through the EFTA–Singapore Free Trade Agreement and a bilateral tax treaty. These arrangements provide a durable framework for trade and investment, though the breadth of wider government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
The EFTA–Singapore Free Trade Agreement entered into force, establishing a framework for trade between Singapore and EFTA members including Norway.
Norway and Singapore concluded a bilateral tax treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of cooperation beyond trade, investment and taxation is unclear.
- The current implementation and practical effects of the bilateral arrangements are unclear.