Relationship dossier
Barbados
Malta
Relationship assessment
Barbados–Malta ties include a bilateral tax cooperation agreement.
Barbados toward Malta
+15Barbados concluded a tax agreement with Malta to address double taxation and fiscal evasion, establishing a framework for bilateral tax cooperation.
Malta toward Barbados
+15Malta concluded a tax agreement with Barbados to address double taxation and fiscal evasion, establishing a framework for bilateral tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a bilateral tax agreement that provides a durable basis for cooperation on taxation. The breadth of the wider bilateral relationship 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
Barbados and Malta have a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion, providing a concrete framework for tax cooperation. Beyond this arrangement, the scope and breadth of government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Barbados and Malta concluded an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical scope of the tax agreement are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond tax matters is unclear.