Relationship dossier
Egypt
Paraguay
Relationship assessment
Limited trade cooperation through the Egypt–Mercosur agreement
Egypt toward Paraguay
+5Egypt participates in the Egypt–Mercosur free trade agreement, in force since 2017, which provides a trade framework involving Paraguay as a Mercosur member. Broader direct Egyptian government cooperation with Paraguay is unclear.
Paraguay toward Egypt
+5Paraguay participates in the Egypt–Mercosur free trade agreement through its Mercosur membership, providing a trade framework with Egypt. Broader direct Paraguayan government cooperation with Egypt is unclear.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in the Egypt–Mercosur free trade agreement, but its implications for direct Egypt–Paraguay engagement and the breadth of other bilateral cooperation 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
Egypt and Paraguay have a modest relationship with a concrete trade framework through the Egypt–Mercosur free trade agreement, which entered into force in 2017 and includes Paraguay as a Mercosur member. The agreement supports a limited cooperative assessment, but details of broader direct government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The Egypt–Mercosur free trade agreement entered into force, establishing a trade framework that includes Paraguay through its Mercosur membership.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of direct bilateral cooperation beyond the Egypt–Mercosur trade agreement is unclear.
- The agreement's practical effects on Egypt–Paraguay trade and government engagement are uncertain.