Relationship dossier
Costa Rica
Spain
Relationship assessment
Costa Rica and Spain have a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral tax and cultural cooperation arrangements.
Costa Rica toward Spain
+35Costa Rica participates in bilateral cooperation with Spain, including a convention to avoid double taxation and arrangements for cultural, educational and scientific cooperation.
Spain toward Costa Rica
+35Spain participates in bilateral cooperation with Costa Rica, including a convention to avoid double taxation and cultural, educational and scientific cooperation. Spain has also provided development cooperation in Costa Rica.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is supported by practical bilateral arrangements, notably tax cooperation and cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, as well as Spanish development cooperation in Costa Rica. The known features are cooperative, although the breadth and continuity of these activities are uncertain.
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 Spain maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a double-taxation convention and cooperation in cultural, educational and scientific affairs. Spain has also provided development cooperation in Costa Rica. These arrangements support a positive assessment, though the breadth and recent implementation of bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
Costa Rica and Spain signed a convention to avoid double taxation.
Costa Rica and Spain established bilateral cooperation arrangements covering cultural, educational and scientific affairs.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral cultural, educational and scientific cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Spain's development cooperation in Costa Rica are uncertain.