Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and Vietnam maintain economic ties supported by bilateral investment and tax agreements.
Bahrain toward Vietnam
+20Bahrain concluded bilateral arrangements with Vietnam on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Vietnam toward Bahrain
+20Vietnam concluded bilateral arrangements with Bahrain on investment protection and the avoidance of double taxation, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral relationship has a practical economic foundation in investment-protection and double-taxation arrangements. These agreements indicate sustained cooperation, although the scale and implementation of the arrangements and the wider agenda remain 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 Vietnam have maintained diplomatic relations since 1995 and concluded bilateral agreements covering investment protection and double taxation. These arrangements provide a concrete basis for economic cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Bahrain and Vietnam established diplomatic relations.
Bahrain and Vietnam signed an agreement on investment promotion and protection.
Bahrain and Vietnam concluded an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The current implementation and practical effects of the investment and tax agreements are unclear.
- The scope of ongoing government-to-government cooperation beyond economic arrangements is unclear.