Relationship dossier
El Salvador
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Trade arrangements provide a concrete basis for El Salvador–United Kingdom cooperation.
El Salvador toward United Kingdom
+15El Salvador participates in the UK–Central America agreement that preserves trade arrangements following the UK's departure from the EU, providing a concrete framework for economic engagement with the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom toward El Salvador
+15The United Kingdom joined a continuity agreement with Central American states, including El Salvador, to preserve trade arrangements following its departure from the EU.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a concrete economic framework through the continuity of trade arrangements under the UK–Central America agreement. The scope of wider bilateral cooperation and any significant points of disagreement 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 the United Kingdom participate in a trade framework preserving the EU–Central America Association Agreement’s trade arrangements after the UK left the EU. This provides a concrete basis for economic cooperation, but the scope of other bilateral government engagement is unclear.
Key developments
The United Kingdom signed a continuity agreement with Central American states, including El Salvador, to preserve trade arrangements after leaving the EU.
The UK–Central America continuity agreement began to apply.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond the trade framework is unclear.
- The scale and implementation of bilateral trade-related cooperation are unclear.