Relationship dossier
Ireland
Macau
Relationship assessment
Ireland and Macau maintain a limited bilateral relationship with cooperation on tax matters.
Ireland toward Macau
+15Ireland concluded a bilateral agreement with Macau to avoid double taxation, establishing a specific framework for tax cooperation.
Macau toward Ireland
+15Macau concluded a bilateral agreement with Ireland to avoid double taxation, establishing a specific framework for tax cooperation. Macau's external affairs are conducted within China's constitutional framework.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship has a concrete economic-cooperation component through the double-taxation agreement. Broader cooperation or sustained political engagement is not sufficiently clear to characterize the relationship as a close 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
Ireland and Macau have a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation, providing a concrete basis for economic and government cooperation. Macau is a special administrative region of China, and its external affairs are conducted within the framework of the central Chinese government. The scope of broader Ireland–Macau cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Ireland and Macau concluded an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of government cooperation beyond the tax agreement is unclear.
- The implementation and practical use of the tax agreement are unclear.