Relationship dossier
Ecuador
France
Relationship assessment
Ecuador and France have a cooperative relationship with development and bilateral engagement.
Ecuador toward France
+25Ecuadorian leaders have engaged France through high-level bilateral visits and related government dialogue. The scope and continuity of specific Ecuadorian initiatives toward France are unclear.
France toward Ecuador
+35France has extended development cooperation to Ecuador through the French Development Agency, including financing for development and infrastructure projects.
Overall relationship
+30Bilateral engagement and French development financing are meaningful cooperative features of the relationship. The available picture of the breadth, continuity, and implementation of cooperation is limited, and no specific bilateral dispute is identified in this assessment.
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
Ecuador and France maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including government engagement and development cooperation. Ecuadorian leaders have pursued bilateral engagement with France, while French development financing has supported projects in Ecuador. The breadth and implementation of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa made a bilateral visit to France, accompanied by government-level engagement.
The French Development Agency began operating in Ecuador and provided development financing.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of current Ecuadorian government cooperation with France across policy areas are limited.