Relationship dossier
Lebanon
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation on migration and taxation, alongside Swiss humanitarian and development assistance in Lebanon.
Lebanon toward Switzerland
+25Lebanon has participated in bilateral cooperation with Switzerland on migration and taxation, including a migration partnership and a double-taxation agreement.
Switzerland toward Lebanon
+35Switzerland has supported Lebanon through humanitarian and development assistance, including emergency aid following the 2020 Beirut port explosion, and has cooperated with Lebanon on migration and taxation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes practical bilateral arrangements on migration and taxation, as well as Swiss humanitarian and development support in Lebanon. These features provide a basis for sustained but moderate cooperation; the scope and continuity of the arrangements and assistance are not fully 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
Lebanon and Switzerland have maintained practical cooperation through arrangements on migration and taxation. Switzerland has also provided humanitarian and development assistance in Lebanon, including after the 2020 Beirut port explosion. These activities indicate a cooperative relationship, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Lebanon and Switzerland concluded a bilateral migration partnership.
Switzerland provided emergency assistance to Lebanon following the Beirut port explosion.
Lebanon and Switzerland have a bilateral agreement on the avoidance of double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral migration and tax arrangements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Swiss assistance under successive cooperation programs are uncertain.