Relationship dossier
Iceland
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Practical tax cooperation amid the absence of formal diplomatic relations
Iceland toward Taiwan
+20Iceland entered into a bilateral agreement with Taiwan to avoid double taxation, providing a practical framework for tax cooperation. Iceland does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Taiwan toward Iceland
+20Taiwan entered into a bilateral agreement with Iceland to avoid double taxation, providing a practical framework for tax cooperation. Taiwan does not have formal diplomatic relations with Iceland.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines a concrete tax-cooperation arrangement with the absence of formal diplomatic relations. This supports practical engagement but does not indicate a broad or close bilateral 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
Iceland and Taiwan maintain practical, non-diplomatic engagement, including a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. Iceland does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, reflecting its recognition of the People’s Republic of China. The tax agreement provides a concrete basis for cooperation, though the breadth of other government-to-government engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Iceland and Taiwan concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of government cooperation beyond tax matters is unclear.
- The implementation and practical effects of the tax agreement are uncertain.