Relationship dossier
Aruba
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Switzerland and Aruba have tax-information cooperation; Aruba's foreign affairs are handled through the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Aruba toward Switzerland
Not assessedAruba does not conduct an independent foreign policy; foreign affairs are handled through the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Switzerland toward Aruba
+10Switzerland has a tax-information-exchange arrangement with Aruba, establishing cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, whose institutions handle foreign affairs for the Kingdom; Aruba does not conduct an independent foreign policy toward Switzerland. Switzerland and Aruba have a tax-information-exchange arrangement, providing a concrete area of bilateral cooperation. The scope and implementation of that cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Switzerland and Aruba established a tax-information-exchange arrangement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the tax-information-exchange arrangement are unclear.
- The extent of Aruba's participation in Kingdom-level policy concerning Switzerland is unclear.