Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties include Swiss development cooperation and economic engagement
Dominican Republic toward Switzerland
+25The Dominican Republic participates in bilateral economic engagement with Switzerland. Specific Dominican government initiatives directed toward Switzerland beyond this engagement are unclear.
Switzerland toward Dominican Republic
+25Switzerland has supported development projects in the Dominican Republic, including initiatives related to climate resilience and disaster risk reduction.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by bilateral economic engagement and Swiss development cooperation in the Dominican Republic. These practical areas support a cooperative but moderate overall assessment; the breadth of sustained government collaboration is less certain.
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 Dominican Republic and Switzerland maintain diplomatic and economic relations, with Swiss development cooperation supporting projects in the Dominican Republic, including work on climate resilience and disaster risk reduction. The relationship also includes bilateral economic engagement, though the scope and continuity of government-to-government cooperation are less clear than these specific areas.
Key developments
Swiss development cooperation supported projects in the Dominican Republic, including work on climate resilience and disaster risk reduction.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of Swiss development cooperation in the Dominican Republic are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral government initiatives beyond development cooperation and economic engagement are limited.