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Relationship dossier

Belgium Ecuador

Relationship assessment

Bilateral investment ties include an investment-protection agreement later denounced by Ecuador.

Belgium toward Ecuador

+15

Belgium, through the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union, participated in an investment-protection agreement with Ecuador, providing a concrete framework for bilateral economic relations.

Ecuador toward Belgium

0

Ecuador participated in the investment-protection agreement with Belgium-Luxembourg, then denounced it as part of its review of bilateral investment treaties. The extent of subsequent cooperation is unclear.

Overall relationship

+5

The relationship has included a concrete legal framework for investment, but Ecuador's denunciation of the agreement reduced the durability of that cooperation. The scope and practical importance of other bilateral arrangements are 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Belgium and Ecuador have maintained a bilateral investment-protection framework through the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union. Ecuador later denounced the agreement, weakening that framework. These legal and economic ties indicate some practical cooperation, alongside a concrete disagreement over investment protection; the scope of other bilateral cooperation is unclear.

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