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Relationship dossier

Guatemala Japan

Relationship assessment

A cooperative relationship featuring Japanese development assistance and bilateral economic and technical arrangements

Guatemala toward Japan

+20

Guatemala has engaged Japan through bilateral economic and technical cooperation arrangements, including an investment agreement. The extent of additional Guatemalan government initiatives toward Japan is unclear.

Japan toward Guatemala

+35

Japan has provided development assistance to Guatemala, including support for infrastructure and social development, and has maintained bilateral technical cooperation.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in bilateral economic and technical arrangements, alongside Japanese development assistance to Guatemala. The available picture is weighted toward Japan’s assistance, with less clarity about the range of Guatemala’s initiatives toward Japan.

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

Guatemala and Japan have a sustained relationship that includes bilateral investment and technical cooperation arrangements. Japan has also provided development assistance to Guatemala in areas such as infrastructure and social development. The relationship is substantially cooperative, though the breadth of Guatemala’s own government initiatives toward Japan is less clear.

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