Relationship dossier
Ecuador
Panama
Relationship assessment
Ecuador and Panama maintain a bilateral trade framework, with the broader scope of government cooperation unclear.
Ecuador toward Panama
+15Ecuador participates in a bilateral economic complementarity framework with Panama, providing a formal basis for trade cooperation.
Panama toward Ecuador
+15Panama participates in a bilateral economic complementarity framework with Ecuador, providing a formal basis for trade cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes a formal economic complementarity framework supporting trade. The scope and durability of cooperation beyond that framework 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 Panama have a bilateral trade framework under an economic complementarity agreement. This provides a concrete basis for economic cooperation, though the scope and implementation of wider government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Ecuador and Panama established an economic complementarity agreement providing a framework for bilateral trade.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of the bilateral trade framework are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond trade are limited.