Relationship dossier
Colombia
Paraguay
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation under a regional economic agreement
Colombia toward Paraguay
+20Colombia participates in Economic Complementation Agreement No. 59, which extends trade preferences to Paraguay as a Mercosur member.
Paraguay toward Colombia
+20Paraguay participates in Economic Complementation Agreement No. 59, which extends trade preferences to Colombia as an Andean Community member.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a concrete economic framework through the trade preferences established by Economic Complementation Agreement No. 59. The scale of other bilateral cooperation and the practical significance of the agreement 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
Colombia and Paraguay participate in the Economic Complementation Agreement No. 59 between Mercosur and the Andean Community, which provides trade preferences between them. This is a concrete basis for economic cooperation, though the breadth of additional bilateral cooperation and its implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Colombia and Paraguay became participants in Economic Complementation Agreement No. 59 between the Andean Community and Mercosur.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond the trade agreement is unclear.
- Details about implementation and use of the trade preferences are limited.