Relationship dossier
Kuwait
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
Practical economic cooperation, including Kuwaiti development financing, marks a modest bilateral partnership.
Kuwait toward Turkmenistan
+15Kuwait has supported infrastructure development in Turkmenistan through financing from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and has participated in bilateral economic cooperation arrangements.
Turkmenistan toward Kuwait
+15Turkmenistan has entered bilateral economic cooperation arrangements with Kuwait, providing a framework for practical engagement between the governments.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is characterized by economic cooperation and bilateral arrangements, including Kuwaiti development financing in Turkmenistan. These provide a substantive basis for friendly ties, but the scale and durability of cooperation 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
Kuwait and Turkmenistan have developed practical economic cooperation, including bilateral cooperation arrangements and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development financing for infrastructure in Turkmenistan. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and continuity of these activities are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development financing supported infrastructure development in Turkmenistan.
Kuwait and Turkmenistan established bilateral economic cooperation arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of Kuwait Fund financing and other ongoing economic cooperation is uncertain.