Relationship dossier
Gabon
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
A modest bilateral economic relationship anchored by investment protections
Gabon toward Switzerland
+15Gabon has participated in a bilateral investment-protection framework with Switzerland, providing a basis for economic cooperation.
Switzerland toward Gabon
+15Switzerland has participated in a bilateral investment-protection framework with Gabon, providing a basis for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The enduring relationship includes a formal framework for investment protection, indicating practical economic cooperation. Its wider scope and implementation are unclear, so the relationship is best characterized as modest rather than a close partnership.
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
Gabon and Switzerland have a modest bilateral economic framework, including an agreement to promote and protect investments. The relationship appears cooperative in this area, while the scope of broader government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Gabon and Switzerland concluded a bilateral agreement for the promotion and protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral investment protections are unclear.
- The breadth of government cooperation beyond economic arrangements is unclear.