Relationship dossier
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Development-finance cooperation, with the wider scope of bilateral engagement unclear
Saint Lucia toward Saudi Arabia
+20The Saint Lucia government entered a development-financing arrangement with the Saudi Fund for Development for infrastructure in Saint Lucia, providing a concrete instance of cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia toward Saint Lucia
+20Through the Saudi Fund for Development, the Saudi government has provided financing for infrastructure in Saint Lucia, a concrete form of bilateral development cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical cooperation through Saudi development financing for infrastructure in Saint Lucia. This is a substantive but relatively narrow basis for bilateral ties; the breadth of other government cooperation is 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
Saudi Arabia and Saint Lucia have engaged through Saudi development financing for infrastructure in Saint Lucia. The arrangement reflects practical cooperation, though its scope and the wider range of bilateral government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
The Saudi Fund for Development entered a financing arrangement for infrastructure in Saint Lucia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope, terms and implementation of Saudi development financing in Saint Lucia are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond development financing is unclear.