Relationship dossier
Dominica
Saint Lucia
Relationship assessment
Cooperation through the OECS Economic Union
Dominica toward Saint Lucia
+25Dominica participates with Saint Lucia in the OECS Economic Union, including its regional integration framework and free-movement policies.
Saint Lucia toward Dominica
+25Saint Lucia participates with Dominica in the OECS Economic Union, including its regional integration framework and free-movement policies.
Overall relationship
+25The enduring relationship has a cooperative regional-integration basis through the OECS Economic Union and its shared policies. The extent of separate bilateral cooperation or significant disagreements 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
Dominica and Saint Lucia participate in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economic Union, a framework for regional integration that includes policies such as the free movement of citizens. This provides a concrete basis for cooperation between their governments, though the scope of additional direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Dominica and Saint Lucia joined the Revised Treaty of Basseterre establishing the OECS Economic Union.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral agreements beyond OECS integration is unclear.
- Details of implementation and recent bilateral cooperation are limited.