Relationship dossier
Singapore
Uruguay
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation through the Singapore-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
Singapore toward Uruguay
+20Singapore negotiated and signed the Singapore-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement with Mercosur, which includes Uruguay, creating a framework for trade cooperation relevant to Uruguay.
Uruguay toward Singapore
+20Uruguay participated through Mercosur in negotiating and signing the Singapore-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement, establishing a framework for trade cooperation with Singapore.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a substantive trade-cooperation framework through Singapore's agreement with Mercosur, of which Uruguay is a member. The scope of other bilateral ties and the agreement's practical implementation are 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
Singapore and Uruguay have participated in a concrete trade initiative through the Singapore-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2023. Singapore negotiated and signed the agreement with Mercosur, and Uruguay participated as a Mercosur member. This indicates practical economic cooperation, though the breadth of other bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Singapore and Mercosur, including Uruguay, signed the Singapore-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct bilateral cooperation beyond the Singapore-Mercosur trade agreement is unclear.
- The agreement's implementation and effects on Singapore-Uruguay trade are unclear.