Relationship dossier
Spain
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Spain and Sweden have a cooperative relationship, including tax coordination and Spanish support for Sweden’s NATO accession.
Spain toward Sweden
+15Spain ratified Sweden’s NATO accession protocol in 2022, supporting Sweden’s entry into the alliance. The two governments also maintain a bilateral tax treaty.
Sweden toward Spain
+15The Swedish government participates in the bilateral tax treaty with Spain, providing a framework to avoid double taxation. The extent of other concrete Swedish government initiatives toward Spain is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical bilateral tax coordination and Spain’s support for Sweden’s NATO accession. These cooperative elements support a positive assessment, while the limited range of specifically identifiable bilateral initiatives leaves the overall breadth of the partnership uncertain.
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
Spain and Sweden maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a treaty to avoid double taxation. Spain also ratified Sweden’s NATO accession protocol in 2022. These actions indicate practical cooperation, although the breadth of distinct bilateral initiatives is unclear.
Key developments
Spain ratified Sweden’s NATO accession protocol.
Spain and Sweden concluded a bilateral convention to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral agreements beyond tax cooperation are unclear.
- Details of additional Spain-Sweden government cooperation are limited.