Relationship dossier
Bolivia
Japan
Relationship assessment
A constructive relationship centered on Japanese development assistance and bilateral technical cooperation.
Bolivia toward Japan
+20Bolivian governments have engaged with Japan through bilateral technical cooperation, including by participating in cooperation programs supported by Japan. The scale and continuity of this engagement are unclear.
Japan toward Bolivia
+35Japan has provided development assistance to Bolivia through government cooperation programs, including technical cooperation implemented by JICA.
Overall relationship
+25The enduring relationship is centered on development cooperation, with Japanese assistance and bilateral technical programs forming its main substantive features. The breadth and continuity of these programs are not fully 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
Bolivia and Japan have maintained a development-focused relationship, including Bolivian participation in bilateral technical cooperation and Japanese government development assistance delivered through JICA. The partnership is constructive, though its scope and implementation across specific programs are not fully clear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Bolivia's participation in bilateral technical cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and current implementation of Japanese government assistance programs in Bolivia are uncertain.