Relationship dossier
Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia cooperate on investment, energy and economic development.
Kazakhstan toward Saudi Arabia
+35Kazakhstan has participated in OPEC+ oil-production coordination, including arrangements involving Saudi Arabia, and has pursued bilateral investment and economic cooperation agreements with the Saudi government.
Saudi Arabia toward Kazakhstan
+35Saudi Arabia has pursued investment and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan, including announced investment initiatives and development financing through the Saudi Fund for Development.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by practical economic cooperation, particularly investment, development financing and energy coordination. OPEC+ provides a durable setting for oil-production cooperation, while bilateral initiatives broaden ties beyond energy. The implementation and lasting scale of announced projects 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
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia have developed practical cooperation in investment, energy and economic affairs. Kazakhstan has participated in OPEC+ oil-production coordination, while bilateral meetings have produced investment and cooperation agreements. Saudi-linked investment and development financing have also supported the relationship. The scale and implementation of announced projects remain unclear.
Key developments
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia agreed to pursue expanded investment and economic cooperation during a high-level bilateral visit.
Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan participated in OPEC+ oil-production coordination.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and value of announced Saudi investment projects in Kazakhstan are unclear.
- The scope of bilateral cooperation agreements and development financing is uncertain.