Relationship dossier
Portugal
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Cooperative relations supported by a bilateral tax convention and shared European and Atlantic institutions
Portugal toward Sweden
+20Portugal entered into a bilateral convention with Sweden to prevent double taxation, providing a concrete framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Sweden toward Portugal
+20Sweden entered into a bilateral convention with Portugal to prevent double taxation, providing a concrete framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral tax convention provides a durable, practical basis for cooperation. Shared membership in the European Union and NATO reinforces a common institutional setting, but does not by itself demonstrate extensive bilateral coordination.
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
Portugal and Sweden maintain cooperative relations, including a bilateral tax convention intended to prevent double taxation. Both countries are also members of the European Union and NATO, though shared membership alone does not establish the depth of their bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
Portugal and Sweden signed a convention for the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of other bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent direct government cooperation outside multilateral forums is unclear.