Relationship dossier
Malawi
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through labor arrangements and Saudi development support
Malawi toward Saudi Arabia
+15Malawi entered into a bilateral labor-recruitment arrangement with Saudi Arabia to regulate the employment of Malawian domestic workers there.
Saudi Arabia toward Malawi
+20Saudi Arabia has provided development support for projects in Malawi, including through development financing.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical labor cooperation and Saudi development support in Malawi. These are constructive but relatively specific areas of engagement; the broader scope and durability of bilateral 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
Malawi and Saudi Arabia have pursued practical cooperation, including an agreement governing the recruitment of Malawian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia and Saudi development support for projects in Malawi. These arrangements indicate a constructive relationship, though its breadth and implementation are not clear.
Key developments
Malawi and Saudi Arabia entered into an arrangement governing recruitment of Malawian domestic workers for employment in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi development financing supported projects in Malawi.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the labor-recruitment agreement are unclear.
- Details and scale of Saudi development financing and assistance to Malawi are limited.