Relationship dossier
Jamaica
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic engagement includes a 2018 Jamaican ministerial visit and a diplomatic-passport visa agreement
Jamaica toward Vietnam
+20Jamaica pursued bilateral engagement through its foreign minister's 2018 visit to Vietnam and participation in an agreement waiving visa requirements for diplomatic-passport holders.
Vietnam toward Jamaica
+20Vietnam hosted Jamaica's foreign minister in 2018 and participated in an agreement waiving visa requirements for diplomatic-passport holders, supporting practical bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship features diplomatic engagement and a practical visa arrangement, but the known cooperation appears limited in scope. The extent of broader bilateral programs and their implementation is 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 and Vietnam have maintained diplomatic engagement, including a Jamaican foreign ministerial visit to Vietnam in 2018 and an agreement waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports. These steps indicate practical, though limited, bilateral cooperation. The breadth and implementation of cooperation beyond diplomatic engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith visited Vietnam, and the two governments concluded a visa-waiver arrangement for diplomatic-passport holders.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond diplomatic engagement are unclear.
- The extent of trade and other government-to-government cooperation is unclear.