Relationship dossier
Malaysia
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Practical bilateral cooperation centered on economic and investment ties
Malaysia toward United Arab Emirates
+35Malaysia has pursued economic and investment cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, including through bilateral engagement aimed at strengthening trade and investment ties.
United Arab Emirates toward Malaysia
+35The United Arab Emirates has engaged Malaysia in bilateral economic and investment cooperation, including efforts to expand commercial ties.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by sustained diplomatic engagement and practical economic cooperation, with no major bilateral confrontation prominent in the known relationship. The depth and implementation of specific initiatives remain uncertain.
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
Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including economic and investment cooperation and coordination through Islamic and multilateral forums. The relationship has a practical commercial dimension, though the scale and implementation of specific joint initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to expand trade and investment cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and outcomes of bilateral investment and economic cooperation initiatives are unclear.
- The scope of direct security and defense cooperation is uncertain.