Relationship dossier
Guernsey
Spain
Relationship assessment
Guernsey–Spain ties include bilateral tax-information exchange, within Guernsey’s Crown Dependency status.
Guernsey toward Spain
+15Guernsey entered into a bilateral agreement with Spain to exchange tax information, an area within its domestic responsibilities.
Spain toward Guernsey
+15Spain entered into a bilateral agreement with Guernsey to exchange tax information.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes a concrete bilateral framework for tax-information exchange. Guernsey’s status as a Crown Dependency, with the United Kingdom responsible for international relations, shapes the scope of its external engagement; the agreement is evidence of cooperation in a defined area rather than a broad 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
Guernsey is a self-governing Crown Dependency, with the United Kingdom responsible for its international relations. Guernsey and Spain have a bilateral agreement for exchanging tax information, reflecting cooperation in a specific policy area. The agreement does not by itself indicate a broader partnership.
Key developments
Guernsey and Spain signed an agreement for the exchange of information relating to tax matters.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of tax-information exchange are unclear.
- Details of wider government cooperation between Guernsey and Spain are limited.