Relationship dossier
Bolivia
Ecuador
Relationship assessment
Bolivia–Ecuador relations include bilateral cooperation and periods of close regional alignment.
Bolivia toward Ecuador
+20Bolivia participated with Ecuador in bilateral cooperation mechanisms and regional initiatives, including ALBA during Ecuador's membership. Bolivia also provided humanitarian assistance to Ecuador after the 2016 earthquake.
Ecuador toward Bolivia
+20Ecuador participated with Bolivia in bilateral cooperation mechanisms and regional initiatives, including ALBA during its membership. The breadth of Ecuadorian government cooperation with Bolivia beyond these frameworks is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral cooperation mechanisms and periods of shared regional political alignment have supported the relationship. Cooperation has included humanitarian assistance after Ecuador's 2016 earthquake, while the durability and practical scope of bilateral arrangements across changing governments remain uncertain.
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
Bolivia and Ecuador have cooperated through bilateral political and cooperation mechanisms and shared regional initiatives, including the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America while Ecuador was a member. Bolivia also provided humanitarian assistance to Ecuador after the 2016 earthquake. The relationship has included concrete cooperation, though its breadth and continuity across changing governments are uncertain.
Key developments
Bolivia provided humanitarian assistance to Ecuador following the earthquake.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation under later governments is uncertain.