Relationship dossier
Bolivia
Paraguay
Relationship assessment
A durable postwar settlement underpins Bolivia–Paraguay relations.
Bolivia toward Paraguay
+30Bolivia signed the 1938 peace, friendship and boundary treaty with Paraguay and joined Paraguay in signing the 2009 declaration of peace formally closing the Chaco War.
Paraguay toward Bolivia
+30Paraguay signed the 1938 peace, friendship and boundary treaty with Bolivia and joined Bolivia in signing the 2009 declaration of peace formally closing the Chaco War.
Overall relationship
+30The 1938 treaty established a lasting postwar settlement, and the 2009 declaration reaffirmed peaceful relations. These bilateral arrangements provide a cooperative foundation, although the breadth of subsequent cooperation is 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
Overview
Bolivia and Paraguay fought the Chaco War, but their 1938 peace, friendship and boundary treaty established a durable postwar framework. In 2009, the two governments signed a declaration of peace formally closing the conflict. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, though the scope of more recent bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Bolivia and Paraguay signed a peace, friendship and boundary treaty following the Chaco War.
The two governments signed a declaration of peace formally closing the Chaco War.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of more recent bilateral cooperation are unclear.