Relationship dossier
Hungary
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation includes economic and technical ties and Hungarian scholarships for South African students
Hungary toward South Africa
+25Hungary has supported educational exchange with South Africa through the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme, which has included South African students, and bilateral economic and technical cooperation.
South Africa toward Hungary
+25South Africa has participated in bilateral economic and technical cooperation with Hungary and in educational exchange through the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative foundation in bilateral economic and technical arrangements and educational exchange. These provide concrete areas of government engagement, although the breadth and continuity of cooperation beyond them 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
Hungary and South Africa maintain a cooperative relationship that includes bilateral economic, scientific and technical cooperation and educational exchanges. Hungary’s Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme has included South African students. The known cooperation is substantive but its scope and implementation across other areas are unclear.
Key developments
Hungary’s Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme included South African students, supporting bilateral educational exchange.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic and technical cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of South African participation in Hungary’s scholarship programme are uncertain.