Relationship dossier
Bhutan
Philippines
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic ties include a limited visa-exemption arrangement for official passport holders.
Bhutan toward Philippines
+10Bhutan concluded a visa-exemption arrangement with the Philippines for holders of diplomatic and official passports, facilitating official travel.
Philippines toward Bhutan
+10The Philippines concluded a visa-exemption arrangement with Bhutan for holders of diplomatic and official passports, facilitating official travel.
Overall relationship
+10The bilateral relationship includes formal diplomatic ties and a practical arrangement facilitating official travel. The known cooperation is narrow, and the broader depth of bilateral engagement is 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
Bhutan and the Philippines maintain diplomatic relations and have concluded a visa-exemption arrangement for holders of diplomatic and official passports. This provides a concrete but narrow basis for government cooperation; the broader scope and frequency of bilateral engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Bhutan and the Philippines concluded a visa-exemption arrangement for holders of diplomatic and official passports.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the diplomatic and official passport visa-exemption arrangement are unclear.
- Details of broader bilateral government cooperation are limited.