Relationship dossier
Colombia
Guatemala
Relationship assessment
A bilateral free trade agreement anchors Colombia–Guatemala relations.
Colombia toward Guatemala
+25Colombia concluded a bilateral free trade agreement with Guatemala, which entered into force in 2009, establishing a framework for economic cooperation.
Guatemala toward Colombia
+25Guatemala concluded a bilateral free trade agreement with Colombia, which entered into force in 2009, establishing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25The bilateral free trade agreement is a durable cooperative feature of the relationship. Available details about other major shared initiatives or disagreements are limited.
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
Colombia and Guatemala have a bilateral free trade agreement, signed in 2007 and in force since 2009. The agreement provides a durable framework for economic cooperation. The relationship is characterized here primarily by that arrangement; broader areas of bilateral government cooperation and any significant disagreements are less clear.
Key developments
Colombia and Guatemala signed a bilateral free trade agreement.
The Colombia–Guatemala free trade agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The agreement’s implementation and the extent of cooperation beyond trade are unclear.