Relationship dossier
Bermuda
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Bermuda and Switzerland have a limited cooperative relationship centered on tax information exchange.
Bermuda toward Switzerland
+15Bermuda entered into a tax information exchange agreement with Switzerland, reflecting cooperation on tax transparency.
Switzerland toward Bermuda
+15Switzerland entered into a tax information exchange agreement with Bermuda, providing for cooperation on tax information.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship has a concrete cooperative basis in tax information exchange, but Bermuda’s status as a British Overseas Territory limits its independent foreign policy and the known relationship is narrow in scope.
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
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory and does not conduct a fully independent foreign policy. Bermuda and Switzerland have cooperated through a tax information exchange agreement, providing a concrete but limited basis for assessing their government-to-government relationship.
Key developments
Bermuda and Switzerland concluded a tax information exchange agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of the tax information exchange agreement are unclear.
- Bermuda’s government has limited authority over external relations, and the extent of any separate bilateral cooperation is unclear.