Relationship dossier
Qatar
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Relationship assessment
Limited practical cooperation, including volcanic-eruption relief and a visa-exemption arrangement
Qatar toward Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
+15Qatar provided humanitarian assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after the 2021 La Soufrière volcanic eruption. Qatar also entered into a bilateral visa-exemption arrangement with the country for certain passport holders.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines toward Qatar
+10Saint Vincent and the Grenadines entered into a bilateral visa-exemption arrangement with Qatar for certain passport holders. The scope of other government cooperation with Qatar is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a concrete Qatari humanitarian response to the 2021 volcanic eruption and a practical bilateral visa arrangement. These are cooperative but limited features; the scale and durability of broader bilateral engagement 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
Qatar provided humanitarian assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the 2021 La Soufrière volcanic eruption. The countries have also entered into a bilateral visa-exemption arrangement for certain passport holders. These measures indicate practical but limited cooperation; the breadth of their wider government-to-government engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Qatar provided humanitarian assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the La Soufrière volcanic eruption.
Qatar and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines entered into a visa-exemption arrangement for certain passport holders.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the visa-exemption arrangement are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond disaster assistance and the visa arrangement are limited.