Relationship dossier
Colombia
Uruguay
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation and Uruguay’s support for Colombia’s peace process underpin generally cooperative ties.
Colombia toward Uruguay
+35Colombia participates with Uruguay in the Mercosur–Andean Community trade agreement, which established preferential trade arrangements between them.
Uruguay toward Colombia
+40Uruguay participates with Colombia in the Mercosur–Andean Community trade agreement and has supported international efforts connected to Colombia’s peace process.
Overall relationship
+40Preferential trade arrangements and Uruguay’s support for international peace-process efforts in Colombia are notable cooperative features. The relationship appears cooperative, while the scope of other sustained bilateral initiatives is 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
Colombia and Uruguay have cooperated through the Mercosur–Andean Community trade agreement, which established preferential trade arrangements, and Uruguay has supported international efforts connected to Colombia’s peace process. These provide concrete evidence of cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of other bilateral initiatives are less clear.
Key developments
Colombia and Uruguay joined the Mercosur–Andean Community Economic Complementation Agreement, establishing preferential trade arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond trade and peace-process support are unclear.
- The extent of Uruguay’s participation in international verification efforts in Colombia is unclear.