Relationship dossier
Hong Kong
Bulgaria
Relationship assessment
Hong Kong–Bulgaria ties include focused cooperation on taxation within Hong Kong’s special administrative status.
Hong Kong toward Bulgaria
+15Hong Kong’s government concluded a bilateral agreement with Bulgaria to address double taxation and related tax matters.
Bulgaria toward Hong Kong
+15Bulgaria concluded a bilateral agreement with Hong Kong to address double taxation and related tax matters.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a concrete bilateral tax arrangement, indicating functional cooperation in a defined economic area. Hong Kong’s external affairs operate within its status as a special administrative region of China, and the known cooperation does not indicate 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
Hong Kong and Bulgaria have a functional, narrowly evidenced relationship that includes a bilateral tax agreement. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, and its external affairs are subject to that constitutional arrangement; the agreement reflects cooperation in a specific economic area rather than a broad independent foreign policy partnership.
Key developments
Hong Kong and Bulgaria signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of other Hong Kong–Bulgaria government cooperation is unclear.
- The practical implementation and scope of cooperation under the tax agreement are unclear.