Relationship dossier
Italy
Jamaica
Relationship assessment
Cooperation includes an Italy–Jamaica debt-for-development swap
Italy toward Jamaica
+20Italy participated in a debt-for-development swap that directed debt relief toward development activity in Jamaica.
Jamaica toward Italy
+20Jamaica participated in the debt-for-development swap with Italy, enabling debt relief to support development activity in Jamaica.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a concrete development-finance arrangement, but its broader scope and continuity are unclear. The known bilateral feature supports a modestly cooperative overall characterization.
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
Italy and Jamaica have undertaken a debt-for-development swap, channeling debt relief toward development activity in Jamaica. This provides evidence of practical bilateral cooperation, though the broader scope and continuity of government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Italy and Jamaica entered a debt-for-development swap arrangement to direct debt relief toward development activity in Jamaica.
Major uncertainties
- The full scope and implementation of the debt-for-development arrangement are unclear.
- Details of other bilateral government cooperation are limited.