Relationship dossier
Tonga
Vanuatu
Relationship assessment
Tonga and Vanuatu cooperate through a shared regional trade framework, with limited detail on direct bilateral activity.
Tonga toward Vanuatu
+15Tonga participates in PACER Plus, a regional trade agreement that includes Vanuatu and provides a framework for economic cooperation.
Vanuatu toward Tonga
+15Vanuatu participates in PACER Plus, a regional trade agreement that includes Tonga and provides a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The clearest substantive feature of the relationship is their participation in PACER Plus, a shared regional trade framework. The extent of direct bilateral activity beyond this arrangement is unclear.
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
Tonga and Vanuatu participate in the PACER Plus regional trade agreement, which provides a concrete framework for economic cooperation among its parties. The relationship is also conducted through wider Pacific regional institutions, though participation in those forums alone does not indicate the depth of direct bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
Tonga and Vanuatu signed the PACER Plus regional trade agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct Tonga–Vanuatu cooperation under PACER Plus is unclear.
- Details of bilateral projects, official exchanges and implementation are limited.