Relationship dossier
Angola
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Angola and Switzerland maintain a bilateral investment protection framework.
Angola toward Switzerland
+20Angola’s agreement with Switzerland on the promotion and protection of investments provides a bilateral framework for protecting investment.
Switzerland toward Angola
+20Switzerland’s agreement with Angola on the promotion and protection of investments provides a bilateral framework for protecting investment.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral investment protection agreement is a concrete, enduring basis for cooperation. The scope of the broader relationship and the agreement’s practical implementation are 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
Angola and Switzerland have a bilateral investment protection agreement, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation. The known relationship supports a modestly cooperative assessment, though the breadth and implementation of other bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Angola and Switzerland concluded a bilateral agreement on the promotion and protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The agreement’s current implementation and practical effects are unclear.
- Details of other direct government cooperation between Angola and Switzerland are limited.