Relationship dossier
Austria
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Bilateral economic agreements and Austrian development cooperation support a cooperative relationship.
Austria toward South Africa
+25Austria has pursued bilateral economic cooperation with South Africa through agreements covering investment protection and double taxation, and has included the country in development-cooperation activity.
South Africa toward Austria
+25South Africa has engaged Austria through bilateral agreements covering investment protection and double taxation, providing a concrete framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25Bilateral economic agreements and Austrian development-cooperation activity give the relationship a cooperative foundation. The known arrangements indicate sustained practical engagement, though their present scope and implementation are not 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
Austria and South Africa have engaged through bilateral economic agreements, including arrangements on investment protection and double taxation. Austria has also included South Africa in development-cooperation activity. These provide concrete grounds for a cooperative assessment, although the breadth and current implementation of bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
Austria and South Africa concluded a bilateral agreement on investment protection.
Austria and South Africa concluded a bilateral agreement on avoiding double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Austrian development cooperation with South Africa are uncertain.