Relationship dossier
Chile
El Salvador
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship anchored by bilateral trade commitments
Chile toward El Salvador
+30Chile participates in the Chile–Central America Free Trade Agreement and its bilateral arrangements with El Salvador, providing a framework for trade cooperation.
El Salvador toward Chile
+30El Salvador participates in the Chile–Central America Free Trade Agreement and its bilateral arrangements with Chile, providing a framework for trade cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The bilateral trade framework is a durable cooperative feature of the relationship. The broader range and intensity of government cooperation are less 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
Chile and El Salvador maintain a cooperative relationship supported by their participation in the Chile–Central America Free Trade Agreement and its bilateral arrangements. The trade framework provides a durable basis for economic cooperation, though the scope of other government-to-government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
The Chile–Central America Free Trade Agreement, including bilateral arrangements between Chile and El Salvador, established a framework for trade cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of cooperation beyond trade is unclear.
- The practical scope and implementation of bilateral trade commitments are uncertain.