Relationship dossier
El Salvador
France
Relationship assessment
Practical development cooperation and renewed high-level engagement
El Salvador toward France
+20El Salvador engaged in high-level bilateral talks when President Nayib Bukele met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris in 2024, discussing stronger cooperation.
France toward El Salvador
+20France has supported development activity in El Salvador through the French Development Agency. President Emmanuel Macron also held bilateral talks with President Nayib Bukele in 2024.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes development cooperation and high-level political engagement, with the 2024 presidential meeting signaling interest in expanding collaboration. The known examples point to constructive ties, though the extent and durability of practical cooperation remain 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
El Salvador and France have pursued practical cooperation, including French Development Agency activity in El Salvador and high-level engagement. In 2024, President Nayib Bukele met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and discussed strengthening cooperation. The breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
The French Development Agency began activity in El Salvador, supporting development cooperation.
Presidents Nayib Bukele and Emmanuel Macron met in Paris and discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of French Development Agency projects in El Salvador are unclear.
- Details of the cooperation discussed by Presidents Bukele and Macron in 2024 are limited.