Relationship dossier
Ecuador
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship with a bilateral investment-protection framework
Ecuador toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+15Ecuador entered into a bilateral investment-protection agreement with the Netherlands, providing a framework for economic relations.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Ecuador
+15The Netherlands entered into a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Ecuador, providing a framework for economic relations.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes a concrete framework for investment protection, but its broader institutional and practical scope is unclear. This supports a modestly cooperative characterization rather than a close partnership.
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 the Kingdom of the Netherlands have had a bilateral investment-protection framework, reflecting concrete economic cooperation. The relationship appears cooperative, though its wider scope and the framework’s present status are unclear.
Key developments
Ecuador and the Netherlands concluded a bilateral investment-protection agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The present status and practical effects of the bilateral investment-protection framework are unclear.
- The scope of other bilateral government cooperation is unclear.