Relationship dossier
Bahrain
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and South Africa maintain modest practical cooperation through bilateral agreements.
Bahrain toward South Africa
+20Bahrain has entered bilateral arrangements with South Africa covering practical cooperation, including air services and economic or trade matters.
South Africa toward Bahrain
+20South Africa has entered bilateral arrangements with Bahrain covering practical cooperation, including air services and economic or trade matters.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical bilateral arrangements in air services and economic or trade cooperation. These provide a basis for a modest cooperative relationship, though their implementation and wider scope 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
Bahrain and South Africa have pursued practical cooperation through bilateral agreements, including arrangements concerning air services and economic or trade cooperation. The known picture points to modest cooperation, but the breadth and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Bahrain and South Africa concluded bilateral arrangements covering air services and economic or trade cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and trade cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of continuing government-to-government cooperation beyond the known agreements is uncertain.