Relationship dossier
Barbados
Spain
Relationship assessment
Barbados–Spain ties include a bilateral investment-protection framework, with the broader scope of cooperation unclear.
Barbados toward Spain
+15Barbados participates in a bilateral investment-protection framework with Spain, providing a concrete basis for economic cooperation. The extent of Barbados's other direct government cooperation with Spain is unclear.
Spain toward Barbados
+15Spain participates in a bilateral investment-protection framework with Barbados, providing a concrete basis for economic cooperation. The extent of Spain's other direct government cooperation with Barbados is unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has a cooperative economic framework, but its practical scope and the extent of wider bilateral engagement are 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 Spain have a modest cooperative relationship, including a bilateral investment-protection framework. The scope and practical intensity of government cooperation beyond this arrangement are unclear.
Key developments
Barbados and Spain established a bilateral framework for the protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of the bilateral investment-protection framework are unclear.
- Details of other direct government cooperation between Barbados and Spain are limited.