Relationship dossier
Malawi
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties include Swiss development cooperation and a bilateral investment-protection framework
Malawi toward Switzerland
+25Malawi has participated in a bilateral investment-protection framework with Switzerland and in cooperation connected to Swiss development programmes. The extent of additional direct government initiatives toward Switzerland is unclear.
Switzerland toward Malawi
+35Switzerland has maintained development cooperation in Malawi, including support in areas such as governance and food security, and has participated in a bilateral investment-protection framework.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a practical cooperative structure, combining Swiss development engagement in Malawi with a bilateral framework for investment protection. The available features indicate constructive ties, although the breadth of direct government cooperation beyond these areas is uncertain.
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
Malawi and Switzerland have a cooperative relationship that includes a bilateral investment-protection framework and Swiss development cooperation in Malawi. Switzerland’s engagement has included support for areas such as governance and food security. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope of Malawi’s direct policy cooperation with Switzerland is less clear.
Key developments
Malawi and Switzerland concluded a bilateral framework for the promotion and protection of investments.
Switzerland conducted development cooperation in Malawi, including support related to governance and food security.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral investment-protection arrangements are unclear.
- Details of Malawi’s direct government cooperation with Switzerland beyond development programmes are limited.