Relationship dossier
El Salvador
Italy
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties include development cooperation through an Italian debt-conversion arrangement.
El Salvador toward Italy
+20El Salvador participated in a bilateral debt-conversion arrangement with Italy that channeled resources toward development projects in El Salvador, reflecting concrete cooperation with the Italian government.
Italy toward El Salvador
+25Italy supported development projects in El Salvador through a bilateral debt-conversion arrangement, providing concrete government-to-government cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative foundation in bilateral development assistance, including the debt-conversion arrangement. The known cooperation is practical but limited in scope; the broader pattern of bilateral engagement is 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 Italy have engaged in bilateral development cooperation, including an Italian debt-conversion arrangement that directed resources toward development projects in El Salvador. This provides evidence of practical cooperation beyond diplomatic ties, although the scale and continuity of broader government-to-government activity are unclear.
Key developments
A bilateral Italian debt-conversion arrangement directed resources toward development projects in El Salvador.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development projects are unclear.
- The extent of recent government cooperation beyond development assistance is unclear.