Relationship dossier
Switzerland
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Investment protections and Swiss development engagement underpin modest cooperation between Switzerland and Uganda
Switzerland toward Uganda
+15Switzerland has supported development activities in Uganda and participates in a bilateral framework for protecting investments.
Uganda toward Switzerland
+15Uganda participates in the bilateral investment-protection framework with Switzerland, providing a basis for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a modest cooperative foundation in investment protections and Swiss development engagement in Uganda. The breadth and implementation of these arrangements are unclear, and no major bilateral confrontation is identified.
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 Uganda maintain a modest cooperative relationship, supported by a bilateral investment-protection framework and Swiss development engagement in Uganda. The scope and practical effects of these arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
Switzerland and Uganda established a bilateral framework for the promotion and protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and current practical effects of the bilateral investment-protection framework are unclear.
- The scope of Swiss development cooperation involving the Ugandan government is unclear.