Relationship dossier
Bolivia
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
A history of UK development assistance alongside friction over investment protections
Bolivia toward United Kingdom
-10Bolivia ended its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom amid a broader shift away from bilateral investment treaties. The extent of other Bolivian government cooperation with the United Kingdom is unclear.
United Kingdom toward Bolivia
+15The United Kingdom provided development assistance to Bolivia through its government aid programs. The scale and duration of that assistance, and the extent of other practical cooperation, are unclear.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship includes a concrete history of UK development assistance, but bilateral investment protections became a point of friction when Bolivia ended its treaty with the United Kingdom. The extent and durability of cooperation beyond these areas are 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 the United Kingdom have maintained diplomatic relations, with a history of UK development assistance to Bolivia. Bilateral investment relations have also faced friction: Bolivia ended its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom as part of a broader policy shift away from such treaties. The scope and later development of practical cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Bolivia's termination of its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom
Key developments
Bolivia ended its bilateral investment treaty with the United Kingdom as part of a broader policy shift away from such treaties.
The United Kingdom provided development assistance to Bolivia through government aid programs.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of UK development assistance and its outcomes in Bolivia are unclear.
- The current scope of bilateral economic and governmental cooperation is uncertain.