Relationship dossier
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Longstanding cooperation, with Saudi financial support and Jordanian participation in regional security efforts.
Jordan toward Saudi Arabia
+45Jordan has cooperated with Saudi Arabia on regional security, including by joining the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen in 2015. Jordan has also maintained close bilateral coordination with Riyadh, although the countries have not always taken identical positions on regional issues.
Saudi Arabia toward Jordan
+50Saudi Arabia has provided substantial financial support to Jordan, including through a 2018 aid package agreed with Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Riyadh has also maintained close political and security ties with Amman.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship combines sustained Saudi financial backing for Jordan with security and political cooperation, including Jordan's participation in the Yemen coalition. The partnership is substantial but not wholly uniform, as the governments have sometimes differed over regional policy.
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
Jordan and Saudi Arabia maintain substantial cooperation, particularly through Saudi financial support for Jordan and Jordanian participation in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has provided major assistance packages, including support agreed with other Gulf states in 2018. Their partnership is longstanding, though the countries have not always aligned on regional policy.
Key developments
Jordan joined the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates agreed on a major aid package for Jordan.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of current bilateral economic and security commitments are unclear.
- The scale of policy differences on regional issues is difficult to determine.