Relationship dossier
Sierra Leone
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Investment protections and Swiss development engagement underpin a modest cooperative relationship.
Sierra Leone toward Switzerland
+20Sierra Leone entered into a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Switzerland, providing a concrete framework for bilateral economic relations.
Switzerland toward Sierra Leone
+25Switzerland has supported development and humanitarian work in Sierra Leone, alongside the bilateral investment-protection framework. The scale and continuity of direct Swiss government engagement are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The enduring relationship has a practical cooperative basis in investment protections and Swiss development engagement in Sierra Leone. The known features suggest measured cooperation rather than a close strategic partnership; the scope and durability of bilateral activity are 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
The relationship includes a bilateral investment-protection agreement and Swiss development and humanitarian engagement in Sierra Leone. These provide a basis for describing practical cooperation, although the scale and continuity of direct government-to-government activity are not clear enough to characterize the ties as a close partnership.
Key developments
A bilateral agreement on the promotion and protection of investments established a framework for economic relations.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral investment agreement are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Swiss development cooperation with Sierra Leone are uncertain.