Relationship dossier
Cuba
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement includes a 2018 agreement to restructure Cuba’s debt to Portugal.
Cuba toward Portugal
+20Cuba agreed in 2018 to restructure its debt to Portugal, providing a concrete example of bilateral economic engagement.
Portugal toward Cuba
+20Portugal reached a 2018 agreement with Cuba to restructure Cuban debt, providing a concrete example of bilateral economic engagement.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical economic engagement through the 2018 debt-restructuring agreement. The scope and durability of cooperation beyond this arrangement 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
Cuba and Portugal have maintained bilateral engagement, including an agreement in 2018 to restructure Cuba’s debt to Portugal. This provides a concrete basis for assessing cooperation, although the breadth and continuity of other government-to-government collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Cuba and Portugal reached an agreement to restructure Cuba’s debt to Portugal.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent government engagement on debt and economic cooperation is unclear.