Relationship dossier
British Virgin Islands
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Tax information exchange provides a concrete area of British Virgin Islands–Singapore cooperation.
British Virgin Islands toward Singapore
+15The British Virgin Islands entered into a tax information exchange agreement with Singapore, providing a framework for cooperation on tax matters. Its external relations are conducted within the constitutional framework of a British Overseas Territory.
Singapore toward British Virgin Islands
+15Singapore entered into a tax information exchange agreement with the British Virgin Islands, providing a framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a concrete cooperative basis in tax information exchange. The British Virgin Islands’ status as a British Overseas Territory shapes its external relations, while the agreement’s practical scope and implementation 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
The British Virgin Islands is a British Overseas Territory and does not conduct an independent foreign policy. A bilateral tax information exchange agreement between the British Virgin Islands and Singapore provides a concrete basis for government cooperation, though the scope and practical implementation of that cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The British Virgin Islands and Singapore signed a tax information exchange agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The agreement’s implementation and the extent of information exchanged are unclear.
- The role of the British Virgin Islands’ government in subsequent bilateral policy is unclear.