Relationship dossier
Chile
Paraguay
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation is anchored by Chile’s economic agreement with Mercosur, including Paraguay.
Chile toward Paraguay
+15Chile participates in the Chile–Mercosur Economic Complementation Agreement, which extends trade preferences to Paraguay as a Mercosur member.
Paraguay toward Chile
+15Paraguay participates in the Chile–Mercosur Economic Complementation Agreement, providing a framework for trade preferences with Chile.
Overall relationship
+15The enduring relationship includes a trade-preference framework connecting Chile with Paraguay through Mercosur. This is a concrete basis for cooperation, while the broader scope of bilateral engagement 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
Chile and Paraguay participate in the Chile–Mercosur Economic Complementation Agreement, which provides a durable framework for trade preferences between Chile and Mercosur members, including Paraguay. This supports a modestly cooperative assessment, although the scope of additional bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Chile and Mercosur signed the Economic Complementation Agreement, establishing a trade-preference framework that includes Paraguay.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of trade preferences specifically used between Chile and Paraguay is unclear.
- Details of bilateral cooperation beyond the trade framework are limited.