Relationship dossier
Belgium
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Belgium and Kuwait maintain modest bilateral economic cooperation through investment and taxation agreements.
Belgium toward Kuwait
+20Belgium, through its participation in the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union, entered into bilateral arrangements with Kuwait covering investment protection and taxation.
Kuwait toward Belgium
+20Kuwait entered into bilateral arrangements with Belgium, through the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union, covering investment protection and taxation.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral relationship includes practical economic arrangements on investment protection and taxation. These provide a basis for cooperation, while the breadth and implementation of other direct bilateral initiatives 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
Belgium and Kuwait have pursued practical bilateral economic cooperation through agreements on investment protection and taxation. These arrangements support a modestly cooperative relationship, although the scope of implementation and the wider range of direct government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union and Kuwait concluded bilateral arrangements covering investment protection and taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond economic agreements are limited.