Relationship dossier
Jordan
Spain
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties include Spanish development cooperation and Jordanian support for Spain’s recognition of Palestine
Jordan toward Spain
+15Jordan welcomed Spain’s recognition of the State of Palestine, publicly supporting a significant Spanish foreign-policy decision.
Spain toward Jordan
+25Spain has supported development cooperation in Jordan through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, including work related to development and refugee needs.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship features development cooperation and diplomatic alignment on Palestinian statehood. These are constructive elements, but the breadth and durability of wider bilateral arrangements 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
Jordan and Spain maintain a cooperative relationship that includes Spanish development cooperation in Jordan and Jordanian diplomatic support for Spain’s recognition of the State of Palestine. These actions indicate constructive ties, though the scale and breadth of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Spain recognized the State of Palestine; Jordan welcomed the decision.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development and security cooperation are unclear.
- Details of Jordanian government cooperation with Spain beyond diplomatic engagement are limited.