Relationship dossier
El Salvador
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Bilateral investment protections and Swedish development assistance have supported a cooperative relationship.
El Salvador toward Sweden
+10El Salvador entered into a bilateral agreement with Sweden providing for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments. The broader scope of Salvadoran government cooperation with Sweden is unclear.
Sweden toward El Salvador
+20Sweden has provided development assistance in El Salvador, including support connected with peacebuilding and development after the civil war. The scale and continuity of this assistance are unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship has included an investment-protection framework and Swedish development assistance in El Salvador. These provide a basis for cooperation, although the breadth and durability of engagement beyond these areas are uncertain.
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 Sweden have maintained bilateral relations that include an investment-protection agreement. Sweden has also provided development assistance in El Salvador, including support connected with peacebuilding and development after the civil war. These are concrete areas of cooperation, though the breadth and continuity of government-to-government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
El Salvador and Sweden concluded a bilateral agreement on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Sweden provided development assistance in El Salvador, including support connected with peacebuilding and postwar development.
Major uncertainties
- The present scope and implementation of bilateral investment protections are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Swedish development cooperation with El Salvador are unclear.