Relationship dossier
Kyrgyzstan
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Investment protections provide a modest foundation for Kyrgyzstan–United Kingdom cooperation
Kyrgyzstan toward United Kingdom
+15Kyrgyzstan is party to a bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom, establishing a framework for protecting investments connected with the two countries.
United Kingdom toward Kyrgyzstan
+15The United Kingdom is party to a bilateral investment treaty with Kyrgyzstan, establishing a framework for protecting investments connected with the two countries.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral investment treaty provides a durable framework for economic cooperation. The broader pattern of government collaboration and the practical scope of the arrangement 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
Kyrgyzstan and the United Kingdom have a bilateral investment treaty that provides a framework for investment protection. This is a concrete basis for cooperation, though the scope of wider government-to-government collaboration and the treaty’s practical implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Kyrgyzstan and the United Kingdom concluded a bilateral investment treaty establishing investment-protection commitments.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of current bilateral cooperation beyond investment protection is unclear.
- Details on the treaty’s implementation are limited.