Relationship dossier
Algeria
Portugal
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship supported by a friendship treaty and bilateral agreements, including in energy.
Algeria toward Portugal
+35Algeria concluded the 2005 Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighbourliness with Portugal and participated in the 2023 bilateral agreement package, including cooperation in energy and other sectors.
Portugal toward Algeria
+35Portugal concluded the 2005 Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighbourliness with Algeria and participated in the 2023 bilateral agreement package, including cooperation in energy and other sectors.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative framework in the 2005 treaty and has been reinforced by later bilateral agreements. Energy cooperation is among the areas covered, though the extent and implementation of the wider partnership remain 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
Algeria and Portugal have a framework for cooperation under their 2005 Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighbourliness. In 2023, the two governments concluded a package of bilateral agreements covering areas including energy and other sectors. These arrangements indicate substantive cooperation, although their implementation and the breadth of sustained collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Algeria and Portugal signed a Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighbourliness establishing a framework for bilateral cooperation.
The two governments concluded a package of bilateral agreements covering energy and other areas during a Portuguese government visit to Algeria.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of the bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The scale and durability of government-to-government cooperation across sectors are uncertain.