Relationship dossier
Botswana
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Botswana and Switzerland maintain a limited cooperative relationship, including a bilateral tax agreement.
Botswana toward Switzerland
+15Botswana entered into a bilateral agreement with Switzerland to avoid double taxation, establishing a framework for tax matters affecting cross-border economic activity.
Switzerland toward Botswana
+15Switzerland entered into a bilateral agreement with Botswana to avoid double taxation, establishing a framework for tax matters affecting cross-border economic activity.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral tax agreement provides a durable, practical basis for cooperation. The broader scope and intensity of government-to-government engagement 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
Botswana and Switzerland have a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic relations. The relationship appears cooperative in this area, but the scope of other government-to-government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Botswana and Switzerland concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of cooperation beyond the tax agreement is unclear.
- Details on the agreement’s implementation and subsequent bilateral engagement are limited.