Relationship dossier
Belgium
Chile
Relationship assessment
Belgium–Chile relations include a durable framework for investment and taxation cooperation.
Belgium toward Chile
+15Belgium participates through the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union in an investment-protection treaty with Chile and has a bilateral double-taxation agreement with Chile, providing a framework for economic relations.
Chile toward Belgium
+15Chile is party to an investment-protection treaty with the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union and a bilateral double-taxation agreement with Belgium, providing a framework for economic relations.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a durable cooperative economic foundation, particularly through investment protection and tax arrangements. The breadth of cooperation beyond these areas is less clear.
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
Belgium and Chile maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral economic arrangements, including an investment-protection treaty concluded through the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union and a double-taxation agreement. These arrangements provide a durable framework for investment and economic exchange, although the scope of broader government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
An investment-protection treaty between Chile and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union was concluded.
Belgium and Chile concluded a double-taxation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of current implementation and use of the bilateral economic agreements is unclear.
- The scope of government cooperation beyond economic relations is unclear.