Relationship dossier
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Relationship assessment
Costa Rica and Ecuador have advanced bilateral trade cooperation through a free trade agreement.
Costa Rica toward Ecuador
+25Costa Rica signed a free trade agreement with Ecuador in 2023, creating a framework for expanded bilateral trade.
Ecuador toward Costa Rica
+25Ecuador signed a free trade agreement with Costa Rica in 2023, creating a framework for expanded bilateral trade.
Overall relationship
+25The bilateral relationship includes a substantive trade framework established by the 2023 free trade agreement. The extent and durability of cooperation beyond trade are 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
Costa Rica and Ecuador have pursued bilateral economic cooperation through a free trade agreement signed in 2023. The agreement provides a concrete basis for closer trade ties, though the breadth of other bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
Costa Rica and Ecuador signed a bilateral free trade agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The agreement’s implementation and practical effects are unclear.
- The scope of cooperation beyond trade is unclear.