Relationship dossier
Germany
Jamaica
Relationship assessment
Germany and Jamaica have a bilateral investment-protection framework
Germany toward Jamaica
+15Germany entered into a bilateral investment-protection treaty with Jamaica, establishing a framework intended to protect and promote investment between the countries.
Jamaica toward Germany
+15Jamaica entered into a bilateral investment-protection treaty with Germany, establishing a framework intended to protect and promote investment between the countries.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral investment-protection treaty is a durable cooperative feature of the relationship. The extent of additional direct cooperation and the treaty’s practical effects 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
Germany and Jamaica maintain a formal bilateral investment-protection framework, providing a concrete basis for economic cooperation. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope of other bilateral government initiatives and the treaty’s practical implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Germany and Jamaica concluded a bilateral investment-protection treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of other direct bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
- The treaty’s current implementation and practical effects are uncertain.