Relationship dossier
Japan
Uruguay
Relationship assessment
Friendly ties supported by Japanese assistance and bilateral investment and tax agreements
Japan toward Uruguay
+30Japan has provided development and technical assistance to Uruguay and concluded bilateral agreements covering investment protection and taxation.
Uruguay toward Japan
+30Uruguay has participated in bilateral investment-protection and tax agreements with Japan, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by friendly engagement and practical economic and development cooperation, including Japanese assistance and bilateral investment and tax arrangements. These features support a positive assessment, while the known ties fall short of a close strategic partnership.
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
Japan and Uruguay maintain friendly relations with practical economic and development cooperation. Japan has provided development and technical assistance to Uruguay, and the countries have concluded bilateral agreements on investment protection and taxation. These arrangements support cooperation, though the known relationship does not indicate a close or extensive strategic partnership.
Key developments
Japan and Uruguay concluded a bilateral agreement on investment protection.
Japan and Uruguay concluded a bilateral tax convention.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and recent implementation of Japanese development and technical assistance in Uruguay are unclear.
- The extent of trade and investment cooperation under the bilateral agreements is unclear.