Relationship dossier
Saint Lucia
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Regional and energy cooperation alongside disagreement over Venezuela's political leadership
Saint Lucia toward Venezuela
+15Saint Lucia participated in ALBA and PetroCaribe-related cooperation with Venezuela. In 2019, its government supported recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president, opposing the Maduro government's claim to legitimacy.
Venezuela toward Saint Lucia
+35Venezuela included Saint Lucia in PetroCaribe, providing oil-supply and financing cooperation, and engaged with Saint Lucia through ALBA. The scale and continuity of these arrangements are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a foundation of regional and energy cooperation, particularly through ALBA and PetroCaribe, but has also been affected by Saint Lucia's support for Juan Guaidó in 2019. These features indicate a mixed relationship rather than an exclusively cooperative or adversarial one.
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
Saint Lucia and Venezuela have cooperated through regional initiatives, including Saint Lucia's participation in ALBA and Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil-supply arrangements. Saint Lucia's government also supported recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president in 2019, creating a political disagreement with the Maduro government. The relationship therefore combines practical cooperation with divergent positions on Venezuela's political leadership.
Areas of tension
- Saint Lucia's 2019 support for Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president conflicted with the Maduro government's claim to legitimacy.
Key developments
Saint Lucia became a member of ALBA, a regional alliance involving Venezuela.
Saint Lucia's government supported recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president.
Saint Lucia participated in PetroCaribe oil-supply and financing cooperation with Venezuela.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and continuity of Saint Lucia's participation in ALBA and PetroCaribe are unclear.
- The duration and practical consequences of Saint Lucia's recognition of Juan Guaidó are unclear.