Relationship dossier
Namibia
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Namibia–Switzerland ties include a bilateral tax agreement and modest economic cooperation.
Namibia toward Switzerland
+20Namibia concluded a double taxation agreement with Switzerland, which entered into force in 2016, providing a concrete basis for bilateral tax cooperation.
Switzerland toward Namibia
+20Switzerland concluded a double taxation agreement with Namibia, which entered into force in 2016, providing a concrete basis for bilateral tax cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by practical economic cooperation, including a bilateral tax agreement in force since 2016. The known arrangements support a modest cooperative relationship, while its wider scope and intensity remain 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
Namibia and Switzerland maintain a modest bilateral relationship with practical economic cooperation. Their governments concluded a double taxation agreement, which entered into force in 2016. The known cooperation is concrete but limited in scope; details of other bilateral arrangements and their implementation are unclear.
Key developments
The bilateral double taxation agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation beyond the tax agreement are unclear.
- The extent of current direct government engagement is uncertain.