Relationship dossier
Switzerland
Vanuatu
Relationship assessment
Switzerland and Vanuatu have a bilateral tax-information exchange arrangement; the wider relationship is less clear.
Switzerland toward Vanuatu
+10Switzerland entered into a bilateral agreement with Vanuatu for the exchange of tax information, providing a framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Vanuatu toward Switzerland
+10Vanuatu entered into a bilateral agreement with Switzerland for the exchange of tax information, providing a framework for cooperation on tax matters.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes a practical bilateral framework for tax-information exchange. The extent of cooperation beyond this arrangement is 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
Switzerland and Vanuatu have a concrete bilateral tax-cooperation arrangement: they concluded an agreement for the exchange of tax information. This supports a modest assessment of practical cooperation, though the scope of wider government-to-government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Switzerland and Vanuatu concluded a bilateral agreement for the exchange of tax information.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of tax-information cooperation are unclear.
- Details of wider bilateral government cooperation are limited.