Relationship dossier
Suriname
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Energy cooperation and bilateral agreements underpin Suriname–Venezuela ties
Suriname toward Venezuela
+35Suriname joined Petrocaribe, participating in a Venezuelan-led arrangement for energy cooperation. Suriname also entered bilateral cooperation agreements with Venezuela.
Venezuela toward Suriname
+35Venezuela included Suriname in Petrocaribe’s energy cooperation framework and entered bilateral cooperation agreements with Suriname.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in energy arrangements and bilateral agreements. The available examples indicate more than routine diplomatic contact, but do not establish the breadth or durability of cooperation across other policy areas.
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
Suriname and Venezuela have pursued practical cooperation, notably through Suriname’s participation in the Venezuelan-led Petrocaribe energy arrangement and bilateral cooperation agreements. Energy cooperation and associated agreements indicate a substantive, though not clearly comprehensive or consistently implemented, partnership.
Key developments
Suriname joined Petrocaribe, a Venezuelan-led energy cooperation arrangement.
Suriname and Venezuela signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Petrocaribe energy arrangements with Suriname are unclear.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.