Relationship dossier
Singapore
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through bilateral agreements and high-level engagement
Singapore toward South Africa
+35Singapore has pursued practical cooperation with South Africa through bilateral arrangements, including a double-taxation agreement and agreements or memoranda addressing trade, investment, science and technology, and education.
South Africa toward Singapore
+35South Africa has pursued practical cooperation with Singapore through bilateral arrangements, including a double-taxation agreement and agreements or memoranda addressing trade, investment, science and technology, and education. President Jacob Zuma's 2013 visit to Singapore was a further occasion for bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative institutional basis, with bilateral tax arrangements, agreements and memoranda in several policy areas, and high-level engagement. These features support a positive assessment, while the extent to which initiatives have been implemented and sustained 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
Singapore and South Africa have developed practical bilateral cooperation, including a double-taxation agreement and agreements and memoranda covering areas such as trade, investment, science and technology, and education. A 2013 visit by South African President Jacob Zuma to Singapore provided a further setting for bilateral engagement. The relationship appears substantially cooperative, though the scope and continuity of these initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Singapore and South Africa concluded a double-taxation agreement.
South African President Jacob Zuma visited Singapore, with bilateral agreements and memoranda addressing areas including trade and investment, science and technology, and education.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The continuity and scale of current government-to-government cooperation are uncertain.