Relationship dossier
Egypt
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Security cooperation and Kuwaiti financial assistance underpin a substantially cooperative Egypt–Kuwait relationship.
Egypt toward Kuwait
+65Egypt contributed forces to the 1991 coalition campaign that liberated Kuwait after Iraq’s invasion, a major act of security cooperation.
Kuwait toward Egypt
+70Kuwait provided substantial financial assistance to Egypt after 2013, including support through grants, deposits, and energy supplies.
Overall relationship
+65The relationship is characterized by meaningful security cooperation and economic support. Egypt’s role in Kuwait’s liberation and Kuwait’s substantial assistance to Egypt after 2013 are major bilateral features, supporting a durable, cooperative structure without establishing an exceptionally close 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
Egypt and Kuwait have maintained a substantially cooperative relationship, notably through Egypt’s participation in the 1991 coalition to liberate Kuwait and Kuwait’s substantial financial assistance to Egypt after 2013. These actions reflect meaningful security and economic cooperation, though the available examples do not indicate an exceptionally close or fully integrated partnership.
Key developments
Egypt contributed forces to the coalition campaign that liberated Kuwait following Iraq’s invasion.
Kuwait provided substantial financial assistance to Egypt after 2013, including grants, deposits, and energy supplies.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Kuwait’s financial assistance to Egypt are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral security coordination is unclear.