Relationship dossier
Germany
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations include security cooperation and German support during Kuwait’s liberation from Iraqi occupation.
Germany toward Kuwait
+25Germany provided financial support to the international effort to liberate Kuwait after Iraq’s 1990 invasion. German military personnel have also used Kuwait as a logistical base for regional operations.
Kuwait toward Germany
+25Kuwait has hosted German military personnel and provided logistical support for regional operations, including efforts against the Islamic State.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines German financial support during Kuwait’s liberation from Iraqi occupation with later security cooperation involving German personnel based in Kuwait. These concrete forms of cooperation support a generally positive bilateral relationship, although its broader scope is less clear.
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
Germany and Kuwait maintain friendly relations with practical cooperation on security. Germany contributed financially to the international effort that liberated Kuwait after Iraq’s 1990 invasion, and German military personnel have used Kuwait as a logistical base for regional operations. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and continuity of wider government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Germany provided financial support to the international effort to liberate Kuwait after Iraq invaded the country.
Kuwait hosted German military personnel and provided logistical support for regional operations, including efforts against the Islamic State.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of German-Kuwaiti security arrangements are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond security and the response to Iraq’s invasion are limited.