Relationship dossier
Guatemala
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
Trade cooperation provides a concrete foundation for Guatemala–United Kingdom relations.
Guatemala toward United Kingdom
+15Guatemala signed a trade-continuity agreement with the United Kingdom in 2019, maintaining a framework for bilateral trade after the United Kingdom left the European Union.
United Kingdom toward Guatemala
+15The United Kingdom signed a trade-continuity agreement with Guatemala in 2019, maintaining a framework for bilateral trade after leaving the European Union.
Overall relationship
+15A bilateral trade-continuity agreement is a durable cooperative feature of the relationship. The available basis for characterizing broader strategic or political ties is limited.
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 the United Kingdom have a cooperative economic relationship, including a bilateral trade-continuity agreement signed in 2019 and effective from 2021. This provides a concrete basis for cooperation, though the breadth of other government-to-government cooperation and the relationship’s wider strategic significance are unclear.
Key developments
Guatemala and the United Kingdom signed a trade-continuity agreement to preserve bilateral trade arrangements after the United Kingdom left the European Union; the agreement took effect in 2021.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond trade is unclear.
- The extent and implementation of cooperation under the trade agreement are unclear.