Relationship dossier
El Salvador
Panama
Relationship assessment
Trade and regional integration agreements underpin cooperation between El Salvador and Panama.
El Salvador toward Panama
+25El Salvador participates in the bilateral free trade agreement with Panama and in regional integration frameworks that include Panama, providing a basis for economic and institutional cooperation.
Panama toward El Salvador
+25Panama participates in the bilateral free trade agreement with El Salvador and in regional integration frameworks that include El Salvador, providing a basis for economic and institutional cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative institutional and economic foundation, notably the bilateral free trade agreement and shared participation in Central American integration. The breadth and practical depth of cooperation beyond these arrangements 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
El Salvador and Panama maintain a cooperative relationship that includes a bilateral free trade agreement and participation in Central American regional integration. These arrangements provide a basis for economic and institutional cooperation, although the broader scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
El Salvador and Panama concluded a bilateral free trade agreement, which entered into force in 2003.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral free trade agreement are unclear.
- Details of other direct government cooperation are limited.