Relationship dossier
Guatemala
Italy
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties include investment protections and Italian development cooperation in Guatemala
Guatemala toward Italy
+20Guatemala has participated in bilateral cooperation with Italy through an agreement promoting and protecting investment, providing a concrete framework for economic engagement.
Italy toward Guatemala
+25Italy has participated in an agreement promoting and protecting investment with Guatemala and supported development cooperation initiatives in the country.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative foundation in a bilateral investment framework and Italian development cooperation in Guatemala. The scale and durability of these arrangements are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as especially close.
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
Guatemala and Italy maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including an agreement on investment promotion and protection. Italy has also supported development cooperation initiatives in Guatemala. These arrangements indicate practical cooperation, although the breadth and continuity of direct government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Guatemala and Italy concluded an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral investment agreement are unclear.
- Details and continuity of Italian development cooperation in Guatemala are limited.