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 Nauru |  United Kingdom |
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Nauru–United Kingdom relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between theRepublic of Nauru and theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Both countries share common membership of theCommonwealth, theInternational Criminal Court, and theUnited Nations.
Nauru was annexed by Germany in 1888, but after World War I, the League of Nations granted a joint mandate over the island to Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The Nauru Island Agreement of 1919 established the British Phosphate Commission to manage the island’s valuable phosphate resources, with the UK and Australia each receiving 42% and New Zealand 16%. After World War II, Nauru became a United Nations Trust Territory administered by Australia, with the UK as a co-trustee under the 1947 Trusteeship Agreement.[1]
In the 1960s, Nauruans pressed for independence, purchasing the British Phosphate Commission’s assets in 1967. Nauru became an independent republic on 31 January 1968, with the UK supporting the transition.
The UK, along with Australia and New Zealand, was party to the Nauru Island Agreement (1919) and the Trusteeship Agreement (1947), which shaped the island’s administration and phosphate industry.
Trade between the UK and Nauru is minimal. In the four quarters to the end of Q4 2024, total trade was £1 million, a decrease of 75% from the previous year. UK exports to Nauru were less than £1 million, while imports from Nauru were £1 million, primarily in services. Foreign direct investment between the two countries is negligible, with less than £500,000 in either direction as of 2023. Nauru ranks as the UK’s 222nd largest trading partner, accounting for less than 0.1% of UK trade.[2]
Nauru has the legal right to make an accession request to join thePacific States–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement, afree trade agreement.[3]
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