Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Trade and investment agreements provide a foundation for Dominican Republic–United Kingdom cooperation.
Dominican Republic toward United Kingdom
+25The Dominican Republic participates in the UK–CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement, which provides a framework for trade with the United Kingdom, and has a bilateral investment protection arrangement with the UK.
United Kingdom toward Dominican Republic
+25The United Kingdom participates in the UK–CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement with the Dominican Republic and maintains a bilateral investment protection arrangement with the country.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has concrete trade and investment frameworks, including the UK–CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement and a bilateral investment protection arrangement. These support a cooperative foundation, though the wider scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation 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 Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom have a framework for investment protection and participate in a UK–CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement that includes the Dominican Republic. These arrangements provide concrete grounds for cooperation in investment and trade. The breadth of other bilateral government cooperation and the implementation of the arrangements are less clear.
Key developments
The United Kingdom and Dominican Republic signed a bilateral investment protection agreement.
The United Kingdom signed a CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement that includes the Dominican Republic.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral investment protection arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of government cooperation beyond trade and investment is unclear.