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Relationship dossier

Gabon Saudi Arabia

Relationship assessment

Cooperation includes Saudi development financing in Gabon and coordination on oil production.

Gabon toward Saudi Arabia

+20

Gabon has participated in OPEC oil-production coordination, including collective production arrangements that involve Saudi Arabia. This represents practical cooperation on an issue of direct importance to the Saudi government.

Saudi Arabia toward Gabon

+25

Saudi Arabia has provided development financing for projects in Gabon through the Saudi Fund for Development, supporting practical bilateral cooperation beyond formal diplomatic ties.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship has practical cooperative elements, notably Saudi development financing in Gabon and shared participation in oil-production coordination. The breadth and durability of these arrangements are unclear, and there is limited basis for describing the relationship as a 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Gabon and Saudi Arabia have maintained cooperative relations, including Saudi development financing for projects in Gabon and Gabon's participation in OPEC coordination on oil production. These points indicate practical cooperation, though the scope and continuity of broader bilateral engagement are unclear.

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