Relationship dossier
Kuwait
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Kuwait and Switzerland maintain practical economic cooperation, including a bilateral tax agreement.
Kuwait toward Switzerland
+20Kuwait concluded a bilateral agreement with Switzerland to avoid double taxation, providing a framework for economic and tax cooperation.
Switzerland toward Kuwait
+20Switzerland concluded a bilateral agreement with Kuwait to avoid double taxation, providing a framework for economic and tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in bilateral economic arrangements, particularly the agreement to avoid double taxation. The broader scope and intensity of government cooperation are less clear.
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
Kuwait and Switzerland have pursued practical economic cooperation, including a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation. This provides a concrete basis for cooperation, though the scope and depth of wider government-to-government engagement are less clear.
Key developments
Kuwait and Switzerland signed an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The breadth of bilateral cooperation beyond tax and economic arrangements is unclear.
- The current implementation and practical impact of bilateral agreements are uncertain.