Relationship dossier
Pakistan
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Bilateral economic agreements underpin Pakistan–Sweden relations
Pakistan toward Sweden
+20Pakistan has entered bilateral arrangements with Sweden covering investment protection and taxation, providing a framework for economic ties.
Sweden toward Pakistan
+20Sweden has entered bilateral arrangements with Pakistan covering investment protection and taxation, providing a framework for economic ties.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral investment-protection and tax arrangements provide a durable cooperative framework. The broader scope and intensity of government collaboration are unclear.
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
Pakistan and Sweden maintain a relationship supported by bilateral investment-protection and tax arrangements. These provide a durable basis for economic cooperation, though the scope of broader government-to-government collaboration is unclear.
Key developments
Pakistan and Sweden established a bilateral investment-protection arrangement.
Pakistan and Sweden concluded a bilateral agreement on taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government cooperation are limited.