Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Thailand
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and Thailand have pursued bilateral economic and technical cooperation.
Bahrain toward Thailand
+15Bahrain entered an economic, trade and technical cooperation agreement with Thailand in connection with King Hamad’s 2002 visit, providing a concrete basis for bilateral engagement.
Thailand toward Bahrain
+15Thailand entered an economic, trade and technical cooperation agreement with Bahrain in connection with King Hamad’s 2002 visit, providing a concrete basis for bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a bilateral economic, trade and technical cooperation agreement associated with a high-level royal visit. This indicates constructive engagement, while the agreement’s practical scope and subsequent implementation 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 Thailand have maintained bilateral cooperation, including an economic, trade and technical cooperation agreement associated with King Hamad’s 2002 visit to Thailand. This supports a modestly cooperative assessment, though the scope and continuity of practical cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
King Hamad visited Thailand, with Bahrain and Thailand concluding an economic, trade and technical cooperation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the economic, trade and technical cooperation agreement are unclear.
- Details of more recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.