Relationship dossier
Barbados
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Barbados–Switzerland ties include a bilateral framework for tax cooperation.
Barbados toward Switzerland
+15Barbados participates in a bilateral tax agreement with Switzerland, providing a framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Switzerland toward Barbados
+15Switzerland participates in a bilateral tax agreement with Barbados, providing a framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral tax agreement is a concrete cooperative arrangement, but the known relationship has limited breadth beyond that framework.
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 Switzerland have a bilateral tax agreement that provides a concrete framework for cooperation on tax matters. The relationship’s broader scope and the implementation of the agreement are unclear.
Key developments
Barbados and Switzerland concluded a bilateral tax agreement providing a framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of cooperation beyond bilateral tax matters is unclear.
- Details of the agreement’s implementation are unclear.