Relationship dossier
Qatar
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties featuring economic engagement and Qatar’s humanitarian assistance to Serbia
Qatar toward Serbia
+20Qatar provided humanitarian assistance to Serbia after the 2014 floods and has engaged with Serbian officials on bilateral economic cooperation.
Serbia toward Qatar
+20Serbian leaders have pursued closer economic cooperation with Qatar through bilateral engagement and agreements.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by practical economic engagement and humanitarian cooperation, without a prominent pattern of sustained bilateral confrontation. The known examples support a constructive but not especially deep partnership.
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 and Serbia have pursued practical cooperation, including bilateral economic agreements and high-level engagement. Qatar provided humanitarian assistance to Serbia after the 2014 floods, while Serbian leaders have promoted closer economic ties with Qatar. The relationship appears constructive, though the scale and durability of cooperation are difficult to characterize from the available bilateral developments.
Key developments
Qatar provided humanitarian assistance to Serbia following severe flooding.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić visited Qatar, with bilateral agreements signed during the visit.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Serbia, accompanied by bilateral agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- The scale of ongoing government-backed cooperation is uncertain.