Relationship dossier
Barbados
United States
Relationship assessment
Barbados and the United States maintain cooperative ties supported by investment and law-enforcement arrangements.
Barbados toward United States
+30Barbados participates in bilateral law-enforcement cooperation with the United States, including arrangements concerning extradition and mutual legal assistance. The two governments also maintain an investment treaty framework.
United States toward Barbados
+35The United States maintains bilateral investment and law-enforcement arrangements with Barbados, including extradition and mutual legal assistance cooperation. It also engages Barbados in regional Caribbean security initiatives.
Overall relationship
+30The enduring relationship is cooperative, with bilateral investment and law-enforcement frameworks and participation in regional security cooperation. The breadth and practical intensity of these arrangements are less clear than their general direction.
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 the United States maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including investment and law-enforcement arrangements. The relationship also operates through regional Caribbean security cooperation. These provide concrete grounds for a positive assessment, though the scope and practical intensity of cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Barbados and the United States established a bilateral investment treaty framework.
The two governments maintain arrangements for extradition and mutual legal assistance.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral investment and law-enforcement arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of direct bilateral security cooperation, apart from regional initiatives, is uncertain.