Relationship dossier
Albania
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties feature economic engagement and Saudi development financing for projects in Albania.
Albania toward Saudi Arabia
+15Albanian governments have pursued economic engagement with Saudi Arabia through high-level bilateral contacts and efforts to attract Saudi investment.
Saudi Arabia toward Albania
+20Saudi Arabia has supported development projects in Albania through financing from the Saudi Fund for Development, alongside bilateral economic engagement.
Overall relationship
+15The enduring relationship is characterized by bilateral economic engagement and Saudi development financing in Albania. The scale, continuity, and implementation of this cooperation are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as especially close.
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 Saudi Arabia have pursued bilateral economic engagement, including high-level contacts and cooperation involving Saudi development financing for projects in Albania. The relationship appears cooperative in these areas, though its scope and implementation are not sufficiently clear to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
The Saudi Fund for Development provided financing for development projects in Albania.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements and development-financing projects are unclear.
- Details of recent Albanian government initiatives toward Saudi Arabia are limited.