Relationship dossier
Guyana
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Guyana–Switzerland ties include a bilateral investment protection framework, with broader cooperation less clear.
Guyana toward Switzerland
+15Guyana’s participation in a bilateral investment protection agreement with Switzerland provides a framework for protecting and encouraging investment.
Switzerland toward Guyana
+15Switzerland’s participation in a bilateral investment protection agreement with Guyana provides a framework for protecting and encouraging investment.
Overall relationship
+15The investment protection agreement is a durable basis for economic cooperation. The scope of wider bilateral engagement and the agreement’s implementation are unclear, limiting the overall picture of the relationship.
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
Guyana and Switzerland have a bilateral investment protection agreement, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation. The known relationship appears limited in scope; broader government cooperation and the agreement’s practical implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Guyana and Switzerland concluded a bilateral investment protection agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of cooperation beyond the investment agreement is unclear.
- Details of the agreement’s implementation and use are limited.