Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Japan
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and Japan maintain a cooperative relationship with concrete economic agreements.
Bahrain toward Japan
+25Bahrain joined Japan in concluding a bilateral investment agreement and a tax convention, establishing frameworks for investment and tax cooperation.
Japan toward Bahrain
+25Japan concluded a bilateral investment agreement and a tax convention with Bahrain, establishing frameworks for investment and tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes practical economic cooperation through bilateral investment and tax arrangements. These frameworks support a cooperative relationship, although its wider scope is 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
Bahrain and Japan have pursued practical economic cooperation, including a bilateral investment agreement and a tax convention. These arrangements provide a concrete basis for cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Bahrain and Japan signed a bilateral investment agreement.
Bahrain and Japan signed a tax convention.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of the bilateral investment agreement are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond investment and tax matters is uncertain.