Relationship dossier
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Portugal and Saudi Arabia have a modestly cooperative relationship, including a bilateral tax convention.
Portugal toward Saudi Arabia
+15Portugal concluded a bilateral convention with Saudi Arabia to avoid double taxation, establishing a framework for economic cooperation.
Saudi Arabia toward Portugal
+15Saudi Arabia concluded a bilateral convention with Portugal to avoid double taxation, establishing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral tax convention provides a durable framework for economic engagement and is a concrete feature of the relationship. The breadth and practical intensity of cooperation beyond this framework 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
Portugal and Saudi Arabia have pursued formal economic cooperation, including a bilateral convention to avoid double taxation. This provides a concrete basis for a modestly cooperative relationship, though the scope and depth of wider government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Portugal and Saudi Arabia concluded a convention to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation and practical impact of bilateral economic agreements is unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond economic arrangements are limited.