Relationship dossier
Ecuador
Guatemala
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship supported by a bilateral trade-preference agreement
Ecuador toward Guatemala
+25Ecuador negotiated and implemented an economic-complementation agreement with Guatemala that provides preferential treatment for covered trade.
Guatemala toward Ecuador
+25Guatemala negotiated and implemented an economic-complementation agreement with Ecuador that provides preferential treatment for covered trade.
Overall relationship
+25The bilateral relationship includes a concrete economic-complementation arrangement with preferential treatment for covered goods. This provides a cooperative foundation, while the breadth of cooperation beyond trade is 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
Ecuador and Guatemala have a bilateral economic-complementation agreement that provides preferential trade treatment for covered goods. This concrete arrangement supports a cooperative relationship, although its scope is sectoral and information about other sustained government cooperation is limited.
Key developments
Ecuador and Guatemala concluded an economic-complementation agreement providing preferential treatment for covered trade.
Major uncertainties
- The agreement’s current implementation and practical scope are unclear.
- Details of bilateral cooperation beyond trade are limited.