Relationship dossier
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation on investment, trade and labor supports Saudi Arabia–Vietnam ties.
Saudi Arabia toward Vietnam
+30Saudi Arabia has engaged Vietnam through bilateral cooperation mechanisms and agreements concerning investment and labor, including arrangements relevant to Vietnamese workers in the kingdom.
Vietnam toward Saudi Arabia
+30Vietnam has engaged Saudi Arabia through bilateral cooperation mechanisms and agreements concerning investment and labor, including the placement of Vietnamese workers in the kingdom.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a practical cooperative structure, with bilateral mechanisms and arrangements addressing investment, trade and labor. These provide a basis for sustained engagement, although the extent and implementation of cooperation are not clear enough to characterize it as a close 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
Saudi Arabia and Vietnam maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral mechanisms and agreements on areas including investment and labor. Cooperation also includes coordination on trade and employment of Vietnamese workers in Saudi Arabia. These arrangements provide a practical basis for engagement, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Saudi Arabia and Vietnam established bilateral cooperation mechanisms, including a joint committee for economic and related cooperation.
The two governments concluded bilateral arrangements addressing investment and labor cooperation, including Vietnamese employment in Saudi Arabia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral investment and labor arrangements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of government-led cooperation beyond trade and employment are uncertain.