Relationship dossier
Australia
Colombia
Relationship assessment
Australia and Colombia maintain a constructive relationship with cooperation on investment and peacebuilding.
Australia toward Colombia
+20Australia has supported Colombia’s peacebuilding efforts, including through assistance connected with demining and implementation of the peace process. The two governments also established an investment-protection framework.
Colombia toward Australia
+20Colombia participated in establishing a bilateral investment-protection framework with Australia. The scope of additional Colombian government cooperation with Australia is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines an investment-protection framework with Australian support for Colombia’s peacebuilding. These are substantive areas of cooperation, but available knowledge does not establish a broader or especially intensive strategic 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
Australia and Colombia have pursued practical cooperation, including an investment-protection agreement and Australian support for Colombia’s peacebuilding and demining efforts. The relationship appears constructive, though the breadth and continuity of government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Australia and Colombia signed a bilateral investment-protection agreement, which entered into force in 2017.
Australia provided support connected with Colombia’s peace process and demining efforts.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Australian support for Colombia’s peace implementation are unclear.
- The breadth of bilateral cooperation beyond investment and peacebuilding is unclear.