Relationship dossier
Albania
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Bilateral economic agreements and Kuwaiti development financing underpin cooperative Albania–Kuwait relations.
Albania toward Kuwait
+15Albania has participated in bilateral economic cooperation with Kuwait through agreements providing a framework for relations. The scale of Albanian government initiatives toward Kuwait beyond this cooperation is unclear.
Kuwait toward Albania
+25Kuwait has supported development in Albania through financing provided by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, a concrete form of government-backed cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes bilateral economic arrangements and Kuwaiti development financing for Albania. These provide a practical basis for cooperation, although the breadth and durability of collaboration beyond economic matters are 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
Albania and Kuwait have pursued bilateral economic cooperation through agreements, while Kuwait has also supported Albanian development through financing from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. These measures indicate practical cooperation, though the scale and continuity of wider government collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Bilateral economic agreements established a framework for cooperation between Albania and Kuwait.
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development provided financing for development projects in Albania.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- Details of the scale and continuity of Kuwait-backed development projects in Albania are limited.