Relationship dossier
Saudi Arabia
São Tomé and Príncipe
Relationship assessment
Saudi development financing supports a modest cooperative relationship; information on reciprocal government engagement is limited.
Saudi Arabia toward São Tomé and Príncipe
+15Saudi Arabia has provided development financing to São Tomé and Príncipe through the Saudi Fund for Development, a concrete form of government-supported cooperation.
São Tomé and Príncipe toward Saudi Arabia
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 has provided development financing to São Tomé and Príncipe through the Saudi Fund for Development. This supports a modest assessment of Saudi government cooperation, although the scope and implementation of that support are unclear. Information about São Toméan government cooperation with Saudi Arabia is insufficient to assess the relationship comprehensively.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Saudi Fund for Development financing in São Tomé and Príncipe are unclear.
- Details of São Toméan government cooperation with Saudi Arabia are limited.