Relationship dossier
Germany
Bolivia
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation alongside a failed German-Bolivian lithium venture
Germany toward Bolivia
+20Germany has supported development cooperation with Bolivia, including projects in areas such as water and the environment. The scope and continuity of these initiatives are unclear.
Bolivia toward Germany
+15The Bolivian government pursued a lithium-development joint venture involving German company ACI Systems, but the project was abandoned after domestic opposition. The episode shows engagement with a German partner as well as a major setback.
Overall relationship
+15Development cooperation provides a practical basis for bilateral engagement, while the reversal of the proposed lithium venture demonstrates limits to major joint projects. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond these areas 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
Germany and Bolivia have cooperated on development projects, including in areas such as water and the environment. A proposed Bolivian lithium venture involving German company ACI Systems was later abandoned after domestic opposition. These initiatives indicate practical cooperation alongside a significant setback, while the broader scope and continuity of bilateral work are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Bolivia's abandonment of the proposed lithium venture with German company ACI Systems
Key developments
Bolivia pursued a lithium-development joint venture involving German company ACI Systems; the project was later abandoned after domestic opposition.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of German-Bolivian development cooperation are unclear.
- The extent to which the abandoned lithium venture affected subsequent government relations is uncertain.