Relationship dossier
Kazakhstan
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Economic and institutional cooperation, including investment and regional programs
Kazakhstan toward Switzerland
+25Kazakhstan has participated in bilateral arrangements with Switzerland on investment protection and taxation, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Switzerland toward Kazakhstan
+25Switzerland has participated in bilateral investment and taxation arrangements with Kazakhstan and has included Kazakhstan in regional cooperation programs in Central Asia.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is underpinned by economic agreements and Swiss regional cooperation involving Kazakhstan. These arrangements support sustained engagement, while the extent of current implementation and cooperation beyond economic matters remains 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
Kazakhstan and Switzerland maintain substantive economic and institutional cooperation, including bilateral arrangements on investment protection and taxation. Switzerland has also included Kazakhstan in regional cooperation programs in Central Asia. The relationship appears broadly cooperative, though the scope and implementation of specific cooperation are not fully clear.
Key developments
Kazakhstan and Switzerland established bilateral arrangements covering investment protection and taxation.
Switzerland included Kazakhstan in regional cooperation programs in Central Asia.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.