Relationship dossier
Sweden
Thailand
Relationship assessment
Longstanding relations with concrete cooperation through Thailand’s procurement of Swedish Gripen aircraft
Sweden toward Thailand
+30Sweden enabled the sale of Gripen fighter aircraft to Thailand, a concrete defense-related contribution to the bilateral relationship.
Thailand toward Sweden
+30Thailand procured Swedish Gripen fighter aircraft, creating a significant defense-related link with Sweden.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes longstanding ties and a tangible defense procurement arrangement, but details about the breadth and durability of wider bilateral government cooperation are limited.
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
Sweden and Thailand maintain longstanding relations with concrete defense-industry cooperation. Thailand procured Swedish Gripen fighter aircraft, with deliveries beginning in 2011, providing a tangible basis for bilateral cooperation. The available details about the wider scope and continuity of government-to-government cooperation are limited.
Key developments
Thailand procured Swedish Gripen fighter aircraft; deliveries began in 2011.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of current bilateral defense and other government cooperation is unclear.
- Details of implementation and continuity of broader bilateral agreements are limited.