Relationship dossier
Papua New Guinea
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Practical economic and training cooperation underpins constructive Papua New Guinea–Singapore ties.
Papua New Guinea toward Singapore
+20Papua New Guinea participates in bilateral investment and tax arrangements with Singapore, providing a framework for economic relations.
Singapore toward Papua New Guinea
+25Singapore provides training opportunities for Papua New Guinean officials through its Singapore Cooperation Programme and participates in bilateral investment and tax arrangements with Papua New Guinea.
Overall relationship
+25Bilateral investment and tax arrangements provide a durable framework for economic cooperation, complemented by Singapore's official training support for Papua New Guinean officials. The breadth and implementation of these ties 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
Papua New Guinea and Singapore maintain practical bilateral cooperation, including investment and tax arrangements. Singapore also provides training opportunities for Papua New Guinean officials through its Singapore Cooperation Programme. These measures indicate constructive ties, though the scope of current implementation and the breadth of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Papua New Guinea and Singapore concluded bilateral investment and tax arrangements.
Singapore Cooperation Programme training opportunities became available to Papua New Guinean officials.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral investment and tax arrangements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Singapore Cooperation Programme training for Papua New Guinean officials are unclear.