Relationship dossier
Bolivia
Peru
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation on port access and Lake Titicaca, alongside occasional political friction
Bolivia toward Peru
+35Bolivia has cooperated with Peru through binational arrangements for managing Lake Titicaca and has pursued access to Peru’s port of Ilo under bilateral agreements. Bolivia also objected to Peru’s 2023 decision to declare former president Evo Morales persona non grata.
Peru toward Bolivia
+35Peru granted Bolivia port and free-zone facilities at Ilo through bilateral agreements, later expanded by a 2010 protocol. Peru has also cooperated with Bolivia through joint Lake Titicaca management arrangements. Its 2023 decision to declare former Bolivian president Evo Morales persona non grata caused political friction.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable practical foundation in bilateral arrangements concerning access to Ilo and shared management of Lake Titicaca, as well as recurring binational consultations. These cooperative mechanisms coexist with episodic political disputes, including the 2023 disagreement over Evo Morales.
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 Peru have pursued practical cooperation through arrangements on Bolivian access to the port of Ilo and joint management of Lake Titicaca. Their binational consultations have supported a sustained cooperative relationship, though cooperation has not prevented political friction. In 2023, Peru’s decision to declare former Bolivian president Evo Morales persona non grata prompted objections from Bolivia.
Areas of tension
- Bolivia objected to Peru’s 2023 decision to declare former Bolivian president Evo Morales persona non grata.
Key developments
Bolivia and Peru concluded agreements concerning Bolivian access to port and free-zone facilities at Ilo.
A bilateral protocol expanded arrangements for Bolivia’s use of facilities at Ilo.
The countries established binational arrangements for managing Lake Titicaca.
Peru declared former Bolivian president Evo Morales persona non grata, prompting objections from Bolivia.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the Ilo access arrangements are currently implemented is unclear.
- The present scope and effectiveness of joint Lake Titicaca management are unclear.