Relationship dossier
Bolivia
France
Relationship assessment
Bolivia–France ties include development and technical cooperation, with the breadth of the partnership unclear.
Bolivia toward France
+20Bolivia has engaged with France in bilateral development and technical cooperation, including work with the French Development Agency on projects in Bolivia. The extent of Bolivian policy cooperation beyond these areas is unclear.
France toward Bolivia
+25France has provided development financing in Bolivia through the French Development Agency, including support for projects in areas such as sustainable infrastructure and climate-related development. This constitutes practical bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a constructive foundation in development and technical cooperation, including French Development Agency activity in Bolivia. The known cooperation is meaningful but limited in scope, and there is insufficient basis for characterizing the partnership as especially close or identifying a sustained bilateral confrontation.
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 France have pursued practical cooperation, including French development financing in Bolivia through the French Development Agency and bilateral engagement on development and technical matters. These initiatives indicate constructive but bounded ties; the scope and implementation of cooperation across other fields are less clear.
Key developments
The French Development Agency resumed operations in Bolivia, enabling French development financing for projects in the country.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of French Development Agency projects in Bolivia are unclear.
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond development and technical matters is uncertain.