Relationship dossier
Switzerland
Tanzania
Relationship assessment
A long-running bilateral relationship centered on development cooperation
Switzerland toward Tanzania
+35The Swiss government has supported development programmes in Tanzania through longstanding bilateral development cooperation.
Tanzania toward Switzerland
+20The Tanzanian government has engaged with Switzerland in bilateral development cooperation and related arrangements; the scope of its cooperation beyond these areas is unclear.
Overall relationship
+30The enduring relationship is centered on Swiss development cooperation in Tanzania and Tanzanian engagement with bilateral programmes. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, though its wider policy and institutional scope is less 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
Switzerland and Tanzania have a long-running development cooperation relationship. Switzerland has supported development programmes in Tanzania, while the Tanzanian government has engaged in bilateral cooperation and related development arrangements. The relationship is substantially cooperative, although the scope of specific bilateral initiatives and their implementation is not fully clear.
Key developments
Longstanding Swiss bilateral development cooperation in Tanzania, including support for development programmes.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of current bilateral development programmes are unclear.
- Details of Tanzanian government cooperation beyond development arrangements are limited.