Relationship dossier
Costa Rica
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Modest diplomatic cooperation, including arrangements on air services and bilateral consultations
Costa Rica toward Saudi Arabia
+15Costa Rica has engaged Saudi Arabia through bilateral consultations and an air-services arrangement, providing concrete but limited government-to-government cooperation.
Saudi Arabia toward Costa Rica
+15Saudi Arabia has engaged Costa Rica through bilateral consultations and an air-services arrangement, providing concrete but limited government-to-government cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes bilateral consultation and aviation cooperation, but its known institutional and practical scope is limited. These arrangements indicate a cooperative foundation without evidence of a particularly close or extensive partnership.
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
Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia have pursued modest diplomatic and sectoral cooperation, including agreements concerning air services and bilateral consultations. The relationship appears cooperative, though its breadth and practical implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia concluded arrangements concerning bilateral consultations and air services.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained government cooperation beyond diplomatic and aviation arrangements is uncertain.