Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Spain
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and Spain maintain cooperative relations supported by bilateral economic agreements.
Bahrain toward Spain
+25Bahrain has participated in bilateral agreements with Spain covering investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Spain toward Bahrain
+25Spain has participated in bilateral agreements with Bahrain covering investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25Bilateral investment-protection and tax agreements provide a durable basis for economic cooperation. The relationship is cooperative, though its wider government-to-government scope 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
Bahrain and Spain have maintained cooperative relations, including bilateral agreements on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation. These arrangements provide a concrete framework for economic relations, although the broader scope and intensity of government cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Bahrain and Spain concluded an agreement for the promotion and protection of investments.
Bahrain and Spain concluded an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of bilateral investment and tax arrangements are unclear.
- Details of wider Bahrain–Spain government cooperation are limited.