Relationship dossier
Antigua and Barbuda
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Close historical and Commonwealth ties, with practical cooperation including tax information exchange
Antigua and Barbuda toward United Kingdom
+20Antigua and Barbuda entered into a tax information exchange agreement with the United Kingdom, providing a concrete basis for cooperation between the governments.
United Kingdom toward Antigua and Barbuda
+20The United Kingdom entered into a tax information exchange agreement with Antigua and Barbuda, providing a concrete basis for cooperation between the governments.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines longstanding historical and Commonwealth connections with practical government cooperation through tax information exchange. The shared constitutional monarch is part of the relationship's institutional context, while the scope of other bilateral cooperation is less clear.
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
Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom maintain close historical and Commonwealth ties, alongside practical cooperation including a tax information exchange agreement. The countries also share a constitutional monarch, though that arrangement does not by itself establish the scope of current government cooperation. The known bilateral facts support a generally cooperative relationship, but its breadth and recent implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom entered into a tax information exchange agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond tax information exchange are unclear.
- The extent of recent UK assistance and Antigua and Barbuda's participation in bilateral initiatives are unclear.