Relationship dossier
Spain
Thailand
Relationship assessment
A generally cooperative relationship, with bilateral engagement in trade, investment and tourism.
Spain toward Thailand
+25Spain has pursued bilateral engagement with Thailand through agreements and cooperation involving trade, investment and tourism. The relationship reflects practical cooperation, although the breadth of recent Spanish government initiatives is unclear.
Thailand toward Spain
+25Thailand has maintained bilateral engagement with Spain, including cooperation and exchanges concerning trade, investment and tourism. The extent and continuity of recent Thai government initiatives are unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship rests on longstanding diplomatic engagement and practical economic and tourism cooperation. These features support a generally cooperative bilateral structure, while the limited scale of known initiatives and uncertainty about their implementation temper the assessment.
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 Thailand maintain longstanding diplomatic relations and have developed bilateral cooperation, including agreements and exchanges in areas such as trade, investment and tourism. The relationship is generally cooperative, though its scope and intensity are more limited than a close strategic partnership. Specific recent policy initiatives and the implementation of bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Spain and Thailand established diplomatic relations.
The two governments developed bilateral agreements and cooperation in areas including trade, investment and tourism.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of recent government-to-government initiatives are uncertain.