Relationship dossier
The Bahamas
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation includes tax-information exchange, with broader ties less clear.
The Bahamas toward Switzerland
+15The Bahamian government participates in a bilateral agreement with Switzerland providing for the exchange of tax information.
Switzerland toward The Bahamas
+15The Swiss government participates in a bilateral agreement with The Bahamas providing for the exchange of tax information.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes a formal mechanism for cooperation on tax information. The breadth and practical intensity of cooperation beyond that area 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
The Bahamas and Switzerland have a bilateral agreement providing for the exchange of tax information, a concrete area of government cooperation. Information about broader bilateral cooperation and the agreement’s practical scope is limited.
Key developments
The Bahamas and Switzerland concluded a bilateral agreement on the exchange of tax information.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral tax-information exchange are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond tax matters is uncertain.