Relationship dossier
Ecuador
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Ecuador and Kuwait have developed formal cooperation in economic affairs, investment and air services.
Ecuador toward Kuwait
+20Ecuador signed agreements with Kuwait in 2013 covering economic cooperation, investment promotion and protection, and air services, providing a framework for bilateral engagement.
Kuwait toward Ecuador
+20Kuwait signed agreements with Ecuador in 2013 covering economic cooperation, investment promotion and protection, and air services, providing a framework for bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes formal agreements on economic cooperation, investment and air services. These provide a cooperative framework, but the breadth and practical results of bilateral engagement 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
Ecuador and Kuwait have pursued formal economic and technical cooperation. During Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa’s 2013 visit to Kuwait, the governments signed agreements covering economic cooperation, investment promotion and protection, and air services. These arrangements indicate practical cooperation, though the extent of their implementation and subsequent activity is unclear.
Key developments
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa visited Kuwait, and the two governments signed agreements on economic cooperation, investment promotion and protection, and air services.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of the agreements signed in 2013 are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral economic and technical cooperation are limited.