Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation through CAFTA-DR, with limited detail on other bilateral initiatives
Dominican Republic toward Honduras
+20The Dominican Republic participates in CAFTA-DR, which established reciprocal trade commitments with Honduras.
Honduras toward Dominican Republic
+20Honduras participates in CAFTA-DR, which established reciprocal trade commitments with the Dominican Republic.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a durable framework for reciprocal trade through CAFTA-DR. The scope and practical implementation of other bilateral cooperation or disagreements 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
The Dominican Republic and Honduras participate in the Dominican Republic–Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which established reciprocal trade commitments between them. This provides a concrete basis for cooperation, though the scope of other bilateral government initiatives and the implementation of trade commitments are unclear.
Key developments
The Dominican Republic, Honduras, other Central American countries, and the United States signed CAFTA-DR, creating a framework that includes reciprocal trade commitments between the Dominican Republic and Honduras.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond CAFTA-DR is unclear.
- The extent and implementation of bilateral trade commitments are uncertain.