Ficha de relación
Arabia Saudí
Suiza
Evaluación de la relación
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Economic agreements underpin Saudi-Swiss ties, alongside Swiss restrictions on arms exports and rights-related concerns.
Arabia Saudí hacia Suiza
+20Saudi Arabia joined Switzerland and other EFTA and GCC states in signing a free-trade agreement in 2009. The two governments also concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation, supporting practical economic ties.
Suiza hacia Arabia Saudí
+15Switzerland concluded a bilateral double-taxation agreement with Saudi Arabia and joined the 2009 GCC–EFTA free-trade agreement. Swiss arms-export policy has restricted transfers to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about the Yemen conflict and human rights.
Relación general
+15Bilateral economic arrangements provide a durable basis for engagement, particularly the tax agreement and the signed GCC–EFTA trade pact. Swiss arms-export restrictions and human-rights concerns complicate the relationship, leaving it practical but not a close strategic partnership.
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- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
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Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Saudi Arabia and Switzerland maintain practical economic relations, including a bilateral double-taxation agreement and their participation in a Gulf Cooperation Council–EFTA free-trade agreement signed in 2009. Swiss arms-export policy has also constrained cooperation amid concerns about the Yemen conflict and human rights. The relationship combines economic engagement with differences over arms transfers and rights policy.
Áreas de tensión
- Swiss restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about the Yemen conflict.
- Differences over human-rights policy and arms transfers.
Acontecimientos clave
Saudi Arabia joined the GCC–EFTA states, including Switzerland, in signing a free-trade agreement.
Saudi Arabia and Switzerland concluded a bilateral double-taxation agreement.
Principales incertidumbres
- The implementation and practical effects of the bilateral tax agreement are unclear.
- The status and scope of the GCC–EFTA free-trade agreement's application to Saudi-Swiss trade are uncertain.
- The extent of recent bilateral political and security cooperation is unclear.