Relationship dossier
Algeria
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Algeria and Serbia maintain cooperative political ties, with defense cooperation and agreements in several civilian fields.
Algeria toward Serbia
+35Algeria has pursued defense cooperation with Serbia, including acquiring Serbian military equipment. Algeria also shares Serbia's position of not recognizing Kosovo's independence.
Serbia toward Algeria
+35Serbia has supplied military equipment to Algeria and pursued bilateral defense cooperation. Serbian and Algerian officials have also concluded agreements covering civilian fields such as agriculture and culture.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines defense cooperation and bilateral agreements in civilian fields with political alignment on territorial integrity, notably the status of Kosovo. These ties support a cooperative overall characterization, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation outside defense are less clear.
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 Serbia maintain cooperative political and defense ties. Their governments have pursued defense cooperation, including Serbian military exports to Algeria, and broadened bilateral cooperation through agreements in areas such as agriculture and culture. The relationship also reflects aligned positions on territorial integrity, including non-recognition of Kosovo's independence by Algeria.
Key developments
Algeria and Serbia concluded an agreement on defense cooperation, providing a basis for bilateral military ties.
Serbia and Algeria expanded bilateral cooperation through agreements covering areas including agriculture and culture.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of current defense cooperation are unclear.
- The extent to which bilateral agreements have produced sustained cooperation beyond defense is uncertain.