Relationship dossier
Ireland
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through bilateral agreements, including on taxation and social security
Ireland toward Switzerland
+20The Irish government participates in bilateral arrangements with Switzerland, including agreements addressing taxation and social security.
Switzerland toward Ireland
+20The Swiss government participates in bilateral arrangements with Ireland, including agreements addressing taxation and social security.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is supported by practical bilateral agreements, including arrangements on taxation and social security. These provide a basis for sustained cooperation, while the known ties do not indicate an unusually close strategic 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 Switzerland maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship supported by agreements covering matters such as taxation and social security. Their ties are practical rather than indicative of an unusually close strategic partnership. The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Ireland and Switzerland concluded a bilateral agreement on the avoidance of double taxation.
Ireland and Switzerland have a bilateral social security arrangement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of current bilateral cooperation beyond taxation and social security arrangements is unclear.
- The extent of regular government consultation and cooperation on international issues is uncertain.