Relationship dossier
São Tomé and Príncipe
United States
Relationship assessment
Cordial relations with focused development and security cooperation
São Tomé and Príncipe toward United States
+15São Tomé and Príncipe has maintained diplomatic engagement with the United States and participated in bilateral cooperation, including security and development initiatives. The scale and continuity of specific government-led initiatives toward Washington are unclear.
United States toward São Tomé and Príncipe
+25The United States has provided development assistance and engaged São Tomé and Príncipe on maritime security and regional stability. This reflects practical cooperation, though the relationship is limited in scope compared with major U.S. partnerships.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is generally cordial and includes practical U.S. development and security engagement with São Tomé and Príncipe. No major bilateral confrontation is prominent, but the cooperation is relatively focused rather than a broad, close strategic 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
São Tomé and Príncipe and the United States maintain generally cordial relations, with cooperation focused on development, maritime security and regional stability. U.S. assistance and security engagement provide concrete bilateral cooperation, though the relationship is not known as a close strategic partnership. The breadth and continuity of São Tomé and Príncipe’s own policy initiatives toward the United States are less clear.
Key developments
The United States and São Tomé and Príncipe concluded a Millennium Challenge Corporation threshold program focused on governance and the investment climate.
The two governments have engaged in maritime security cooperation, including U.S. support for São Tomé and Príncipe’s maritime security capabilities.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of bilateral development and security cooperation are unclear.
- Details of São Tomé and Príncipe’s government initiatives toward the United States are limited.