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Relationship dossier

Germany Guatemala

Relationship assessment

A constructive relationship supported by investment protections and development cooperation

Germany toward Guatemala

+20

Germany has conducted development cooperation in Guatemala and is party to a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Guatemala, providing concrete channels for cooperation.

Guatemala toward Germany

+20

Guatemala is party to a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Germany, establishing a government-to-government framework for protecting investments.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in development cooperation and a bilateral investment-protection framework. These arrangements indicate constructive ties, while their scope and implementation remain 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Germany and Guatemala have a cooperative bilateral framework that includes an investment-protection agreement and German development cooperation in Guatemala. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope and implementation of specific bilateral activities are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.

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