Ficha de relación
Bolivia
España
Evaluación de la relación
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Long-standing ties combine Spanish development cooperation with periodic disputes over investment and diplomatic conduct.
Bolivia hacia España
-15Bolivia's 2012 nationalization of the Spanish-controlled TDE electricity company directly affected Spanish commercial interests. In the 2019–2020 dispute over Spanish diplomats' visit to Mexico's embassy in La Paz, Bolivia declared Spanish diplomats persona non grata and required them to leave.
España hacia Bolivia
+20Spain has provided development cooperation and debt relief to Bolivia, including cancellation of Bolivian debt in 2009. During the 2019–2020 diplomatic dispute over Spanish diplomats' visit to Mexico's embassy in La Paz, Spain responded by declaring Bolivian diplomats persona non grata.
Relación general
+15The relationship has durable development and economic links, including Spanish assistance and debt relief, but has also experienced consequential disputes over the nationalization of a Spanish-controlled utility and diplomatic conduct. These features point to a generally cooperative relationship with recurring friction rather than an exceptionally close partnership.
Cómo interpretar estas puntuaciones
Las puntuaciones son valoraciones aproximadas, no mediciones objetivas ni una verificación actual. Las puntuaciones direccionales describen políticas y actuaciones gubernamentales, no la opinión pública. La puntuación general es una estimación independiente, nunca un promedio.
- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
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Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Bolivia and Spain maintain a long-running relationship that includes Spanish development cooperation and economic ties, alongside disputes over Spanish-owned assets and diplomatic conduct. Bolivia's 2012 nationalization of the Spanish-controlled TDE electricity company and the 2019–2020 diplomatic incident involving Spanish diplomats at Mexico's embassy in La Paz strained relations. Spain has also provided development assistance and debt relief to Bolivia, supporting an overall cooperative but occasionally contentious relationship.
Áreas de tensión
- Bolivia's 2012 nationalization of the Spanish-controlled TDE electricity company and related compensation
- The 2019–2020 diplomatic dispute involving Spanish diplomats at Mexico's embassy in La Paz
Acontecimientos clave
Bolivia nationalized the Spanish-controlled TDE electricity transmission company.
Spain canceled Bolivian debt as part of its development cooperation.
A diplomatic dispute over Spanish diplomats' visit to Mexico's embassy in La Paz led Bolivia and Spain to declare each other's diplomats persona non grata.
Principales incertidumbres
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral development cooperation are unclear.
- The final resolution and compensation terms following the TDE nationalization are unclear.