Relationship dossier
Maldives
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties include tax cooperation and official training, with the wider scope of engagement unclear.
Maldives toward Singapore
+20The Maldivian government entered into a bilateral agreement with Singapore to address double taxation, providing a concrete framework for tax cooperation.
Singapore toward Maldives
+20Singapore has included Maldivian officials in training through its Singapore Cooperation Programme and entered into a bilateral agreement with Maldives to address double taxation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has practical cooperative features, including a bilateral tax agreement and Singapore’s training programme for Maldivian officials. These arrangements indicate more than formal diplomatic ties, but the known cooperation appears concentrated in specific areas.
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
Maldives–Singapore relations include a bilateral tax agreement and Singapore Cooperation Programme training for Maldivian officials. These provide concrete cooperation, though the scope and breadth of other government-to-government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Maldives and Singapore concluded a bilateral agreement to address double taxation.
Singapore Cooperation Programme training has included Maldivian officials.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral tax cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Singapore Cooperation Programme participation by Maldivian officials is unclear.