Relationship dossier
Kazakhstan
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Modest bilateral cooperation, with agreements covering trade and economic ties
Kazakhstan toward South Africa
+20Kazakhstan has engaged South Africa through bilateral government contacts and agreements addressing trade and economic cooperation. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, though its practical scope is unclear.
South Africa toward Kazakhstan
+20South Africa has engaged Kazakhstan through bilateral government contacts and agreements addressing trade and economic cooperation. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, though its practical scope is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by bilateral engagement and cooperation agreements, without a prominent adversarial feature recalled. The known arrangements indicate a cooperative but relatively modest relationship; their scope and implementation 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 South Africa maintain modest bilateral cooperation, including government-level engagement and agreements covering areas such as trade and economic cooperation. The relationship appears cooperative, but its breadth and the implementation of bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Kazakhstan and South Africa concluded bilateral agreements covering areas including trade and economic cooperation.
South African President Thabo Mbeki visited Kazakhstan, strengthening government-level bilateral engagement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-level engagement is uncertain.