Relationship dossier
Iceland
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Practical bilateral cooperation, including on taxation, with a relationship whose broader scope is unclear
Iceland toward South Africa
+10Iceland entered into a bilateral tax arrangement with South Africa addressing double taxation, a concrete form of economic cooperation.
South Africa toward Iceland
+10South Africa entered into a bilateral tax arrangement with Iceland addressing double taxation, a concrete form of economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+10The bilateral relationship includes practical economic cooperation through a tax arrangement. Its broader institutional depth and the extent of sustained cooperation beyond that area 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
Iceland and South Africa have maintained cooperative bilateral relations, including a tax agreement intended to address double taxation. The relationship appears focused on practical economic matters, but its broader scope and the extent of continuing government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Iceland and South Africa concluded a bilateral tax arrangement addressing double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.
- Details of broader government cooperation between Iceland and South Africa are limited.