Relationship dossier
Iceland
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Iceland and the United Arab Emirates maintain practical cooperation, including a double-taxation agreement.
Iceland toward United Arab Emirates
+15Iceland concluded a bilateral agreement with the United Arab Emirates to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic relations.
United Arab Emirates toward Iceland
+15The United Arab Emirates concluded a bilateral agreement with Iceland to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic relations.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a practical bilateral tax arrangement and is not characterized by a prominent known dispute. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond this framework 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 the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including an agreement to avoid double taxation. The known relationship is cooperative, but the scope and continuity of wider government collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Iceland and the United Arab Emirates concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements beyond tax cooperation are unclear.
- Details of broader government cooperation and its continuity are limited.