Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Practical economic cooperation, including bilateral investment and tax agreements
Bahrain toward Switzerland
+20Bahrain has negotiated bilateral economic arrangements with Switzerland, including agreements concerning investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation.
Switzerland toward Bahrain
+20Switzerland has negotiated bilateral economic arrangements with Bahrain, including agreements concerning investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes concrete economic arrangements, notably investment-protection and double-taxation agreements. These provide a durable basis for practical cooperation, while the broader pattern of bilateral government engagement 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 Switzerland have pursued practical economic cooperation, including agreements on investment protection and avoidance of double taxation. These arrangements indicate constructive bilateral engagement, though the scope and wider range of government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Bahrain and Switzerland concluded a bilateral investment-protection agreement.
Bahrain and Switzerland signed an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond economic and consular matters are limited.