Relationship dossier
Jamaica
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Jamaica’s position on Kosovo aligns with Serbia’s, while Serbia has provided Jamaica with vaccine assistance.
Jamaica toward Serbia
+15Jamaica has stated that it does not recognize Kosovo, aligning with Serbia’s position on Kosovo’s status.
Serbia toward Jamaica
+20Serbia donated COVID-19 vaccine doses to Jamaica in 2021, providing concrete assistance during the pandemic.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes alignment on Kosovo’s status and a concrete Serbian vaccine donation to Jamaica. These features indicate some cooperation, though the scope and continuity of broader bilateral engagement 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
Jamaica has maintained that it does not recognize Kosovo, aligning with Serbia’s position on a central foreign-policy issue. Serbia provided Jamaica with a donation of COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021. These are concrete points of alignment and assistance, but they offer only a limited basis for judging the breadth and durability of bilateral cooperation.
Key developments
Jamaica stated that it did not recognize Kosovo, aligning with Serbia’s position on the issue.
Serbia donated COVID-19 vaccine doses to Jamaica.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of ongoing bilateral agreements and government cooperation is unclear.
- The extent of follow-up cooperation after Serbia’s vaccine donation is unclear.