Relationship dossier
Colombia
Mexico
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation underpins ties, alongside recurring friction over the treatment of Colombian travelers in Mexico.
Colombia toward Mexico
+20Colombia participates in the bilateral trade framework with Mexico, maintaining reciprocal trade commitments. Colombian officials have also raised concerns about the treatment of Colombian nationals entering Mexico.
Mexico toward Colombia
+15Mexico participates in the bilateral trade framework with Colombia, maintaining reciprocal trade commitments. Mexican border authorities' treatment of Colombian travelers has prompted complaints by Colombian officials.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral trade framework provides a durable basis for cooperation, while migration-related concerns periodically strain relations. The overall relationship is cooperative but not free of practical disputes.
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 Mexico maintain a cooperative relationship supported by a bilateral free-trade framework originating in the 1990s. Migration and the treatment of Colombian travelers entering Mexico have also caused friction. The relationship combines durable economic cooperation with recurring concerns over border practices.
Areas of tension
- Colombian complaints about the treatment and entry of Colombian travelers at Mexican borders.
Key developments
The trade agreement originating under the Group of Three framework entered into force, establishing a bilateral trade arrangement between Colombia and Mexico.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond trade are unclear.
- The extent and recent pattern of disputes over Colombian travelers' treatment at Mexican borders are unclear.